A reissue of Davis' account of his last great discovery in the Valley of the Kings. In 1908 Davis discovered the rchly decorated tomb and ornate sarcophagus of Horemheb [Harmhabi], Tutankhamun's general and the founder of the 19th Dynasty. The other tomb described here was mistakenly interpreted as that of Tutankhamun himself.
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A reissue of Davis' account of his last great discovery in the Valley of the Kings. In 1908 Davis discovered the rchly decorated tomb and ornate sarcophagus of Horemheb [Harmhabi], Tutankhamun's general and the founder of the 19th Dynasty. The other tomb described here was mistakenly interpreted as that of Tutankhamun himself.
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New. 0715630725. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED-240 pages; 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches--Theodore M. Davis's discovery of the tomb of Horemheb (Harmhabi) on February 22, 1908 was his last great find in the Valley of the Kings-a vast, finely cut tomb containing the king's superb hardstone sarcophagus, a mass of fragmented burial furniture and abundant skeletal remains. The tomb's wall decorations, in various stages of completion, are among the finest in Egypt. The Tombs of Harmhabi and Touatânkhamanou was Davis's swansong, published three years before his death. Besides his report on the Horemheb find, it includes an account of what Davis supposed-mistakenly-to be the destroyed burial of Tutankhamun (Touatânkhamanou). The volume is abundantly illustrated with photographs and watercolour sketches of the tomb, its decorated walls and the objects found, together with some of the best views of the Valley of the Kings ever taken--AUTHOR: 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. He had the reputation of uncovering a new tomb every season, and his finds now fill a gallery in the Cairo Museum. --with a bonus offer--
