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Egyptian Mummies: Radiological Atlas of the Collections in The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden
edited by M.J Raven and W.K. Taconis
In 1999 a full-scale research project was launched by the Radiological Department od the Academic Mediecal Center in Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden to scan a series of human and animal mummies from the museum's collection. Between 1999 and 2003, 29 human mummies, 8 dissected heads and various animal mummies were scanned and this volume presents the results of these investigations. The book begins by looking at the history of ...
Hardback. Price GB £57.95

Tombs at Giza Volume 1
by Naguib Kanawati
A report on two tombs found at Giza: Kaiemankh (G4561) who held the offices of Superintendent of the Treasury and Superintendent of Priests; Seshemnefer I (G4940), the Royal Chamberlain, Priest of Heket, Judge and Administrator. This volume includes historical details on the occupant of the tomb, its date, inscriptions and architectural features, with descriptions and illustrations of the decorative schemes and pictorial scenes within the tombs. ...
Paperback. Price GB £55.00

The Rock Tombs of El-Hawawish 6
by N Kanawati
Excavations in the cemetery of Akhmim. (Australian Centre for Egyptology 1987)
Paperback. Publisher's Price GB £34.50, Our Price GB £9.95

The Rock Tombs of El-Hawawish 7
by N Kanawati
Excavations in the cemetery at Akhmim. (Australian Centre for Egyptology 1987)
Paperback. Publisher's Price GB £34.50, Our Price GB £9.95

The Rock Tombs of El-Hawawish 4
by N Kanawati
Excavation in the cemetery at Akhmim. (Australian Centre for Egyptology 1983)
Paperback. Publisher's Price GB £34.50, Our Price GB £9.95

The Rock Tombs of El-Hawawish 3
by N Kanawati
Excavations in the cemetery of Akhmim. (Australian Centre for Egyptology 1982)
Paperback. Publisher's Price GB £34.50, Our Price GB £9.95

Ancient Egyptian Tombs: The Culture of Life and Death
by Steven Snape
Ancient Egyptian tombs were not designed as places where the dead were buried and forgotten, but where carefully preserved bodies might be securely stored for eternity. Using all the relevant available data, including architecture, artefacts and texts this book explores the development of the tomb as a cultural phenomenon in Ancient Egypt. The author discusses tombs within the context of everyday life, praticularly ongoing social and economic ...
Hardback. Price GB £70.00

The Cemetery of Meir: Volume 1: The tomb of Pepyankh-the Middle
Naguib Kanawati with contributions by E. Alexakis, A.L. Mourad, S. Shafik, N. Victor and A. Woods
The tomb of Pepyankh-the Middle is completely preserved, containing valuable information on various aspects of the Egyptian provincial administration and on daily life in the Sixth Dynasty. Both burial shafts of the tomb owner and his wife end in beautifully decorated and extremely well preserved burial chambers. This book presents a new record in line drawings and coloured photographs of all architectural and artistic features of the entire ...
Paperback. Price GB £75.00

Life and Death in Ancient Egypt: The Dinaicopoulos Collection
edited by Jane E. Francis and George W.M. Harrison
The private antiquities collection of Vincent and Olga Diniacopoulos included a wide range of Egyptian antiquities spanning the prehistoric period through the Old and New Kingdoms, to early Christianity. This volume is the second on the Diniacopoulos collection (a selection of Greek and Roman antiquities was published in 2004). Twelve essays, seven in English and five in French, focus on objects of daily life, ritual activities, and funerary ...
Paperback. Price GB £20.00

The Memphite Tomb of Horemheb, Commander-in-Chief of Tutankhamun V: the Forecourt and the Area South of the Tomb with some Notes on the Tomb of Tia
by Maarten J. Raven, Vincent Verschoor, Marije Vugts and Rene van Walsem
The tomb of the general Horemheb is the most important monument of the New Kingdom cemetery of Saqqara. It was found by art robbers at the beginning of the 19th century, and then lost again. Its rediscovery and partial excavation by the Leiden Museum of Antiquities and the Egypt Exploration Society (1975-1979) was followed by a publication in four volumes. However, since then new excavations by the present expedition have led to the discovery of ...
Paperback. Price GB £90.00