The alabaster sarcophagus of Oimenepthah I., King of Egypt : now in Sir John Soane's museum, Lincoln's Inn Fields /
Oimenepthah I, better known to us as Seti I, was regarded as a great pharaoh by his contemporaries, although his son Ramesses II would claim greater renown. Seti's tomb was discovered by Belzoni in 1817 and was the first to be found to have extensive decorations t...
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Cambridge library collection. Egyptology.
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Call Number: PJ1531 .S47 S5 2015
| Summary: | Oimenepthah I, better known to us as Seti I, was regarded
as a great pharaoh by his contemporaries, although his son
Ramesses II would claim greater renown. Seti's tomb was
discovered by Belzoni in 1817 and was the first to be
found to have extensive decorations throughout. The huge
alabaster coffin found in the tomb was sold to Sir John
Soane, who held a three-day party upon its arrival at his
London house, where it can still be seen. Written by the
noted Egyptologist Samuel Sharpe (1799-1881), this
illustrated description of the intricately decorated
sarcophagus was published in 1864. By the time of his
death, Sharpe was regarded in Britain as one of the most
important figures in helping to popularise all things
Egyptian. With the artist and sculptor Joseph Bonomi (1796
-1878), who provided the drawings here, he collaborated in
organising the Egyptian court at the Crystal Palace in
1854. |
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| Physical Description: | 45 pages, 19 plates : facsim. ; 30 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781108077736 |