King Tutankhamun

The Treasures of the Tomb

Zahi Hawass, Sandro Vannini

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Thames & Hudson
01 January 2008

History; Egyptian archaeology & Egyptology

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.

Carefully selected objects are used to illustrate the entire ten years of painstaking excavation and documentation carried out by Howard Carter and his team. Following the chambers of the tomb in the order in which Carter excavated them, it displays the site's most magnificent artifacts, including all of the objects in current Tutankhamun exhibitions. Dr Zahi Hawass imbues the text with his own inimitable flavour, imagining how the uncovering and opening of the tomb must have felt for Carter, while Sandro Vannini's extraordinary images allow the objects from the tomb to be seen in even more detail than is possible with the naked eye, in stunning full-colour spreads and foldouts throughout the book.

This is the definitive record of Tutankhamun's glittering legacy.

By: Zahi Hawass
Photographs by: Sandro Vannini
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 340mm, Width: 245mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 2.490kg
ISBN: 9780500051511
ISBN 10: 0500051518
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 01 January 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Zahi Hawass is Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt. He has written scores of books and articles on ancient Egypt, including The Royal Tombs of Egypt and his autobiography, Secrets from the Sand, both published by Thames & Hudson.

Reviews for King Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb

'Unpack the treasures from Tutankhamun’s tomb as spread after glittering spread unfurls in this sumptuous new book' - The Times 'The ultimate book on the boy king … breathtaking images' - Daily Express 'A seemingly encyclopedic volume of the artifacts, with more than three hundred photographs and a series of foldout illustrations' - The New Yorker