Iron from Tutankhamun's tomb /
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"A century after Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon's sensational discovery in 1922 of the virtually intact tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, the boy-king and his treasures continue to fascinate people all over the world. Although nearly 5,400 objects accompanied the young pharaoh on his journey to the afterlife, many of them have not been investigated in detail. Iron from Tutankhamun's Tomb analyzes nineteen iron artifacts from the tomb in depth for the first time. This group consists of sixteen small iron chisels set into wooden handles, an Eye of Horus amulet, a miniature headrest, and the blade of a richly decorated golden dagger. The most important of these were placed in close proximity to the king's mummy, emphasizing the high value attributed to this rare material in late Bronze Age Egypt-a time when iron smelting was not yet known in the land of the Nile. Written by a research team of archaeologists, scientists, and conservators, this comprehensive study explores in fascinating detail the context and meaning of these artifacts, while establishing for the first time that Tutankhamun's iron came from meteorites. They complete their examination with the results of chemical analyses, offering in the process a rich overall understanding of iron and its significance in ancient Egypt."--
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xiv, 61 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781617979972
Graeco-Roman funerary stelae from Upper Egypt /
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Includes texts in Egyptian with English translations.
"The excavation of Professor John Garstang in 1907 at Abydos provided a very large number of stelae which form the basis of this study" -- Page xvii.
"Catalogue of Graeco-Roman stelae from Upper Egypt" : pages 17-98.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Liverpool, 1983. :
xviii, 153 pages, [84] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 31 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-153) and index. :
0853231257
Les amphores Lamboglia 2 de production adriatique et campanienne : une étude à partir des épaves Qaitbay 1 (Alexandrie) et Sa Nau Perduda (Catalogne) /
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Les Lamboglia 2 figurent parmi les amphores italiques les plus largement produites a l'epoques tardo-republicaine. Cet ouvrage revient de maniere synthetique sur leur production, leur typologie et leur diffusion, en dressant notamment un inventaire des epaves concernees. Il aborde egalement ces questions au travers de l'etude de plusieurs d'entre elles. Celle de Qaitbay 1, stuee au large d'Alexandrie, transportait majoritairement des formes dites tardives, issues des ateliers adriatiques, ainsi que plusieurs Lamboglia 2 campaniennes. Cer dernieres amphores composent l'essentiel du chargement de l'epave de Sa Nau Perduda, situee dans la region de Gerone. Elle est presentee ici en detail, de meme que plusieurs autres exemples ou ces productions ont ete documentees"--back cover
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342 pages : ill. in black and in color, maps, plans. ; 28 cm. :
9782490128167