Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs : A Souvenir Book
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Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs : A Souvenir Book by Zahi Hawass
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.
Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo, has been excavating in Egypt for more than thirty years. In addition to many scholarly publications, he is the author of several popular bestsellers including TUTANKHAMUN AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE PHARAOHS (National Geographic, 2005), a companion to the blockbuster exhibition of Tut artifacts currently touring the United States
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| ISBN 13 | 9780792253112 |
| ISBN 10 | 0792253116 |
| Title | Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs : A Souvenir Book |
| Author | Zahi Hawass |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | National Geographic Society |
| Year published | 2005-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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