King Tutankhamun - Description
The Treasures of the Tomb
Photographs by Sandro Vannini
The Fabulous treasures of Tutankhamun have fascinated the public
since their discovery in 1922. Many books have been written about the
boy King his tomb, but this volume by world-renowned Egyptologist Zahi
Hawass provides the reader with a unique perspective on this
extraordinary archaeological find, which remains the most exciting the
world has ever known. Images by pioneering photographer Sandro Vannini
offer distinctive views, never seen before, of almost 200 of the
spectacular artifacts found at the burial site. King Tutankhamun: The
Treasures of Tomb gose on a journey to the past - not only to the era of
the discovery, but also back to the world of the ancient Egyptians.
This volume uses carefully selected objects to illustrate the entire ten
years of painstaking excavation and documentation carried out by Howard
Carter and his team of experts. It is organized to follow the chambers
of the tomb in the order in which Carter excavated them, and illuminates
the site's most magnificent artifacts, including all of the objects in
both current traveling Tutankhamun exhibitions. An experienced field
archaeologist who has made many important discoveries himself, Dr Hawass
imbues the text with his own unique flavor, imagining how the uncovering
and opening of the tomb must have felt for Carter and providing
invaluable information about the objects themselves.
The superb photography of Sandro Vannini adds an extra dimension to this
lavishly illustrated volume, showing the objects from the tomb as they
have never been before, in stunning full-color spreads and foldouts
throughout the book.
The Royal Tombs of Egypt
The Royal Tombs of Egypt - Description
The Valley of Kings is famous throughout the world as the burial place
of the great New Kingdom pharaohs. It was here, in 1922 that Howard
Carter stumbled upon the virtually intact tomb of the boy-king,
Tutankhamun, igniting a worldwide Egyptomania that has lasted to this
The royal tombs, tunneled deep into the Theban cliffs, represented both
the gates to the Netherworld and the womb of the Great Goddess. Many of
them contain outstanding wall painting of the king with various gods and
goddesses, as well as papyri, mummies, decorated coffins and other
artifacts. This is the first book reproduce these wall paintings and
murals in full, and to explore the meanings of the esoteric and arcane
Netherworld Books that decorated the royal tombs. The images are
accompanied by in-depth analyses of the most deeply held beliefs of the
building, decoration and equipping of these magnificent tombs.
Beautifully illustrated in full colour, with thirty foldouts, this
sumptuous volume will enable you to join the pharaohs of the New Kingdom
on their journeys to immortality.
BUY IT: Mountains of the Pharaohs
Mountains of the Pharaohs - Description
The great Pyramids of Giza have intrigued humanity for thousands of
years. Questions about the construction and the purpose of these
majestic monuments have existed since the middle period of ancient
Egyptian civilization but recent cutting-edge research has uncovered
information about how and why they were built. In Mountains of the
Pharaohs, Zahi Hawass, a world-renowned archaeologist and the official
guardian of Egypt's timeless treasures, weaves the latest archaeological
data and an enthralling family history into spellbinding narrative.
Nearly five thousand years ago, the 4th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom
reigned over a highly advanced civilization. Believed to be gods, the
royal family lived amid colossal palaces and temples built to honor them
and their deified ancestors. Hawass brings these extraordinary
historical figures to life, spinning a soap opera-like saga complete
with murder, incest, and the triumphant ascension to the throne of one
of only four queens ever to rule Egypt.
The magnificent Pyramids attest not only to the dynasty's supreme power
but also to the engineering expertise and architectural sophistication
that flourished under their rule. Hawass argues that the
Pyramids-including the Great pyramids of Khufu. The only one of the
Seven Wonders of the World still standing –were built by skilled
craftsmen who took great pride in their work
Mountains of the Pharaohs is an unprecedented account of one of
civilization's greatest achievements.
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs : Official Companion Book to the Exhibition sponsored by National Geographic (Hardcover)
Tutankhamun the Golden king and the Great Pharaohs - Description
Land of Pharaohs and Viziers, of tombs filled with gold and gems, of
hieroglyphics meant to guide the soul from this world into the next-this
is ancient Egypt, one of the earliest and most fascinating cultures in
all of human history. This book, companion volume to a new exhibition
touring Europe and America beginning in 2008, represents the glory and
the mystery of the entire 3.000-year span of ancient Egyptian history.
Open these pages and you are transported there, guided by the inimitable
Zahi Hawass, world-renowned Egyptologist.
Here are Kings of the Old and Middle Kingdoms, represented by silent
statuary unearthed from temples long lost in Egypt's desert sands. Here
are impressive sculptures from the New Kingdom: a clay head of Amenhotep
III; a kneeling statue if Hatshepsut, the queen who ruled during Egypt's
18th dynasty. And here are intriguing artifacts-earrings, a game box, a
bed, and ritual statuettes-from the tomb of Tutankhamun, the golden
boy-King whose fascination has end.
Through this book-thanks to exquisite photography Italian photographer
Sandro Vannini-one enters the world not only of queens and pharaohs but
also of high priests and officials, nursemaids, and even workmen who
toiled to build the Pyramids. Gaze on rings and amulets treasured by
royalty; a sarcophagus built for a cat; a tiny pot that held a
princess's eye makeup; even a latrine seat and a headrest, intimate
objects of everyday life in ancient Egypt.
Four noted scholars join Hawass in providing a concise, comprehensive
history of 3.000 years of pharaonic Egypt. Dazzling photographs of more
than 150 pieces of art and jewelry, most never before seen outside their
homeland, make Tutankhamun: The Golden King the Great Pharaohs a marvel
to behold-and a richly rewarding panorama of ancient Egyptian history.
BUY IT: Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt : Unearthing the Masterpieces of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (Hardcover)
Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt - Description:
This SUMPTUOUS book presents rarely seen antiquities from the finest
collection of ancient Egyptian masterpieces anywhere in the world,
culled from the unparalleled holdings of the Cairo Museum and captured
in lavish full-color photographs. From the tomb of the boy king
Tutankhamun to the new discoveries by author ZAHI HAWASS, head of
Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Hidden Treasures of Ancient
Egypt tells the fascinating tale of 150 years of archaeological
discovery. Exciting finds span 3.000 years of brilliant culture, from
the first dynasty of the Old Kingdom to the Ptolemaic pharaohs who
followed Alexander the Great. Here are extraordinary statues and
mysterious sarcophagi, death masks of legendary rulers and the mummies
who wore them into the afterlife, religious artifacts and everyday
objects-each an important and colorful piece in a dazzling mosaic of
antiquity’s oldest and most enduring civilization.
BUY IT:Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the
Boy King (Crossroads America) (Hardcover)
Tutankhamun the mystery of the boy king - Description:
Imagine becoming King at the age of eight. Imagine being married
then, too, and responsible for a whole kingdom. Your parents are dead.
The adults who help you have ambitions for themselves. The people think
of you as divine, with a special relationship to the gods.
This is what life was like for King Tutankhamun, who lived in Ancient
Egypt about three thousand years ago. We know a lot about King Tut from
his tomb, his mummy, and other tombs, temples, and artifacts. We know
how big he was, how old, what he wore, what he ate, even what games he
played. We know a lot about his family. Archaeologists have even found
the tomb of his wet nurse.
But there is a lot we may never know about this king. Was he good at
hunting and war games, or did he want people to think he was? Did he
believe in the religion of his father or of his grandfather? Was his
mysterious death at age I8 natural? Or was he murdered?
Join Zahi Hawass, Director of Excavations at the Giza Pyramids in Egypt,
for trip back in time to discover the mystery of the boy King.