Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs: a Souvenir Book
- ISBN-10
- 0792253116
- ISBN-13
- 9780792253112
- Series
- Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
- Category
- Egypt
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Author
- Zahi Hawass
Description
It has been almost three decades since the first traveling exhibition of Tutankhamun's treasures drew nearly 10 million viewers and sparked worldwide "Tut-mania." Now, celebrating this priceless collection's new tour of Europe and the United States, National Geographic presents a jewel-like little book featuring more than 30 of its finest pieces. Based on the official catalog, captured in lavish detail and magnificent color, here are objects from Tutankhamun, whose tomb yielded the richest trove of all, and other 18th-Dynasty pharaohs. These superbly crafted artifacts offer vivid insight into the skill, artistry, and astonishing sophistication of Egyptian culture's golden age. Intricate jewelry glitters with precious gems, stylized statues summon ancient gods, lifelike busts bring long-dead kings and queens back to life, while vivid paintings and bas-relief panels depict not just great events but everyday scenes as well. Zahi Hawass contributes a concise history of Tutankhamun's world. The book also examines new research that provides unprecedented information about the boy king's life, his exact age, and the mystery of his death, highlighted by a unique forensic reconstruction that uses state-of-the-art CT-scan data to recreate Tut's face. A charming memento of a stunning exhibition, the Souvenir Book gazes back across the millennia to show us the astonishing splendor of a great civilization at its pinnacle.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2005
- 62 pages
- Paperback
- National Geographic Society
Similar books
-
Egypt: The Rough Guide
By Karen O'Brien, Dan RichardsonWe bring you the best of this intriguing, often-misunderstood country in our Rough Guide to Egypt.
-
Match a Mummy: The Ancient Egypt Game
By Anna Claybourne"Travel back in time to Ancient Egypt and match up to 20 pairs to learn more about how the Egyptians lived"--Container..
-
Egypt
By Lewis SpenceEgypt
-
The Illustrated Guide to Egyptian Mythology
By Lewis SpenceThe Illustrated Guide to Egyptian Mythology
-
Tara: A Mahratta Tale
By Philip Meadows TaylorAt the upper endof the dell, which in shapewas along oval, and slightlyraised above the level sward, was the Rajah's seat,a platform of sodsand earth, covered withdry grass, and then with carpets fromthe fort,upon whichthe Guddee, ...
-
Description of Egypt: Notes and Views in Egypt and Nubia, Made During the Years 1825, 26, 27, and 28 :...
By Edward William LaneB Arkeo Sindiyes'e EL - ISKENDERELYEK ar ALEXANDRIA take of like Lake of Elo 3Borsol'tous Labuda tort RESKELD ( Abd . Murad faiadies Nelson's 1 Нharalt Ab'se Ckur Bay Duits Ass . Ckeer AH : Reko . Mesa's Fezarar LAKA YOO WEM Kem ...
-
Ancient Egypt (B2w Sml)
By Wright, Eileen Giuffré Cotton, Mgh UsaBook2Web, the series of books that provides a direct and purposeful connection between your classroom and the Internet. The 72 Book2Web books are organized into six strands: two in science and four in socials studies.
-
DK Pocket Eyewitness Ancient Egypt
By Kindersley DorlingThe series that packs a world of knowledge into your pocket Get fast facts at your fingertips with DK Pocket Eyewitness Ancient Egypt, packed with bite-sized chunks of information that will encourage and inform even the most reluctant ...
-
Ancient Egypt
By Kindersley Dorling, George HartBe an eyewitness to the unbelievable riches of the pharaoh's court and to everything Egyptian, from amazing jewels to tools and from toys to immortal mummies.
-
A Thousand Miles Up the Nile: Fully Illustrated Second Edition
By Amelia B. EdwardsThis Norton Creek Press edition of A Thousand Miles up the Nile is a reproduction of the illustrated 1890 edition by Routledge and Sons. Look for more of Edwards’ works from Norton Creek Press.