- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd (22 Feb 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0715631209
- ISBN-13: 978-0715631201
- Product Dimensions: 29.5 x 20.9 x 1.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,685,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Howard Carter's discovery of the tomb of Tuthmosis (Thoutmosis) IV, sponsored by Theodore M. Davis, initiated a decade of immensely fruitful work in the Valley of the Kings. The find was a rich and informative one. Undisturbed since the removal of the king's mummy around 1000 BC, the tomb's elegant chambers were literally strewn with antiquities - shabti-figures, model vessels, ritual equipment, textiles, throne panels, and a chariot. In the burial chamber itself stood the king's magnificent quartzite sarcophagus, its painted decoration as fresh as in antiquity. "The Tomb of Thoutmosis IV" was first published in 1904. Incorporating an historical essay on the king's reign by Gaston Maspero, a description of the work and illustrated catalogue of the finds by Carter and Percy E. Newberry, and a paper on the king's mummy by Grafton Elliot Smith, it represents Davis's full, official report on the discovery.
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Theodore M. Davis (1837-1915) was a wealthy American financier and lawyer and one of the key figures in the history of archaeological exploration in the Valley of the Kings.
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Photographs, representations of hieroglyphics and more
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First published in 1904, and illustrated with sketches, photographs, representations of hieroglyphics and more, The Tomb Of Thoutmosis IV is a seminal and enduring work describing the treasures and history found in the Valley of the Kings. Written by celebrated archaeologist and Egyptologist Theodore M. Davis (1837-1915), The Tomb Of Thoutmosis IV has stood the test of time as a benchmark of human discovery and is a core contribution to personal and academic Egyptology reference collections and reading lists.
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