Review of The Ornamental Calcite Vessels from the Tomb of Tutankhamun /
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Lise Manniche, The Ornamental Calcite Vessels from the Tomb of Tutankhamun. Leuven: Peeters and Griffith Institute Publications, 2019. ISBN 978-90-429-3721-5 / eISBN 978-90-429-3722-2. Pp. Xvi + 46, 55 plates, 25 in color. 62 euros.
The Enigmatic netherworld books of the solar-osirian unity : cryptographic compositions in the tombs of tutankhamun, ramesses VI and ramesses IX /
: xiii, 640 pages, 43 pages of plates : illustration ; 24 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages [484]-567) and indexes. : 3727814691 : 1015-1850 ;
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
Tutankhamun's tomb : the thrill of discovery /
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Photographs from the set of prints and negatives in archives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
"Published in conjunction with the exhibitions 'Wonderful things! The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, the Harry Burton photographs" held at the Oriental Institute Museum, the University of Chicago, May 26-October 8, 2006, and 'Tutankhamun's tomb : the thrill of discovery' held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, December 19, 2006-April 29, 2007"--T.p. verso. :
103 p. : ill., map ; 32 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 103). :
1588391892 (hc : Metropolitan Museum of Art)
9781588391896 (hc : Metropolitan Museum of Art)
0300120265 (hc : Yale University Press)
9780300120264 (hc : Yale University Press)