Sir John Soane's greatest treasure

• Verfasst von: Taylor, John H. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Sir John Soane's greatest treasure
• Titelzusatz: the sarcophagus of Seti I
• Mitwirkende: Dorey, Helen [VerfasserIn von ergänzendem Text]
• Verf.angabe: John H. Taylor ; with an article by Helen Dorey
• Verlagsort: [London]
• Verlag: Pimpernel Press Ltd.
• E-Jahr: 2017
• Jahr: [2017]
• Umfang: 96 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Schrift/Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN: 978-1-910258-87-3
• Schlagwörter: (p)Soane, John / (s)Sammlung / (p)Sethos <I., Ägypten, Pharao> / (s)Sarkophag
• Schlagwörter: (p)Soane, John / (s)Sammlung / (p)Sethos <I., Ägypten, Pharao> / (s)Sarkophag
• Sprache: eng
• RVK-Notation: LE 5460
• Sach-SW: Seti
• Sach-SW: Soane, John
• Sach-SW: Sir John Soane's Museum
• Sach-SW: Sarcophagi
• K10plus-PPN: 1004685769

Abstract

"Sir John Soane's Greatest Treasure describes one of the most important antiquities ever found in Egypt - the beautiful calcite sarcophagus of the pharaoh Seti I. Discovered in 1817 in the tomb of Seti I in the Valley of the Kings by the flamboyant explorer Giovanni Belzoni, the sarcophagus now resides in Sir John Soane's Museum in London's Lincoln's Inn Fields. Leading Egyptologist John Taylor outlines the life of Seti I, the background to the creation of the sarcophagus, the excitement surrounding its discovery and the fascinating story of its journey to London and its acquisition by Sir John Soane. At the heart of the book is a fully illustrated interpretation of the complex imagery and hieroglyphic inscriptions which cover the delicately carved surfaces of the sarcophagus."--