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English edition
Nov
2007
296 pp.
Deluxe boxed edition
24.5X34 cm
$79.50
LE 350.00
ISBN
978 977 416 132 2
For sale only in the Middle East
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King Tutankhamun
The Treasures of the Tomb
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Zahi Hawass
Photographs by
Sandro Vannini
The most sumptuously illustrated book ever on the boy-king’s tomb
The tomb of Tutankhamun, with its breathtaking treasures, remains the most sensational archaeological find of all time. This brilliantly illustrated volume takes the reader through Tutankhamun’s tomb room-by-room in the order that it was discovered and excavated by Howard Carter, illuminating the tomb’s most magnificent artifacts. Zahi Hawass imbues the text with his own inimitable flavor, imagining how the uncovering and opening of the tomb must have felt for Carter, and addressing some of the questions that most intrigue the public: Did Carter steal objects from the tomb? Why did he damage the king’s mummy? Was he in love with Lord Carnarvon’s daughter? Sandro Vannini’s extraordinary photographs reproduce the objects in minute and stunning detail. This sumptuous volume, with numerous lavish foldouts, is the definitive record of Tutankhamun’s glittering legacy.
Zahi Hawass is the secretary general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. He is the author of many books on ancient Egypt, including The Great Book of Ancient Egypt: In the Realm of the Pharaohs (AUC Press, 2006) and The Royal Tombs of Egypt: The Art of Thebes Revealed (AUC Press, 2007).
Sandro Vannini was born in Rome in 1959 and has been a professional photographer since 1980, working in many different areas including geographical reportage, architecture, and archaeology. He is the photographer of The Royal Tombs of Egypt: The Art of Thebes Revealed (AUC Press, 2007). He lives in Viterbo, Italy.
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