Sir John Soane's Greatest Treasure
The Sarcophagus of Seti I
$26.92
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
4 October 2017
Summary
Sir John Soane’s Greatest Treasure describes one of the most important antiquities ever found in Egypt - the beautiful calcite sarcophagus of the pharaoh Seti I. Discovered in 1817 in the tomb of Seti I in the Valley of the Kings by the flamboyant explorer Giovanni Belzoni, the sarcophagus now resides in Sir John Soane’s Museum in London’s Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Leading Egyptologist John H. Taylor outlines the life of Seti I, the background to the creation of the sarcophagus, the excitement su…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781910258873 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1910258873 |
| Author: | John H. Taylor, Helen Dorey |
| Publisher: | Gemini Books Group Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pimpernel Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 4 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 364g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 246mm x 200mm |
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About The Author
John H. Taylor
John H Taylor is an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum. His expertise focuses on funerary objects of the pharaonic period (particularly coffins), mummies and mummification. He has curated a number of exhibitions at the British Museum, including ‘Journey through the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead’ and ‘Ancient Lives, New Discoveries.’
Helen Dorey is Deputy Director and Inspectress of Sir John Soane’s Museum. Helen lives in London, NW2.
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