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The lost tombs of Thebes : life in paradise
- Title
- The lost tombs of Thebes : life in paradise / Zahi Hawass ; photographs by Sandro Vannini.
- Author
- Hawass, Zahi A.
- Publication
- New York : Thames & Hudson, 2009.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Vannini, Sandro.
- Description
- 288 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.), plans; 35 cm.
- Summary
- Shows the tombs of Thebes, the landscape of the ancient city, and the lives of the nobles who lived there during Egypt's golden age.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 287) and index.
- Contents
- The eternal house of the soul -- The nobles of the new kingdom at Thebes -- The function and architecture of the Theban tombs -- Art and artists : the decoration of the Theban tombs -- Scenes of earthly life -- From death to eternal life -- Cult rituals, offering meals, and banquets -- Taking it with you : burial equipment -- Explorers and vandals, ancient and modern -- Saving the Valley of the Nobles.
- Call Number
- JFG 10-83
- ISBN
- 9780500051597 (hbk.)
- 0500051593 (hbk.)
- LCCN
- 2008911979
- OCLC
- 429599102
- Author
- Hawass, Zahi A.
- Title
- The lost tombs of Thebes : life in paradise / Zahi Hawass ; photographs by Sandro Vannini.
- Imprint
- New York : Thames & Hudson, 2009.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 287) and index.
- Added Author
- Vannini, Sandro.
- Research Call Number
- JFG 10-83