What people are saying - Write a reviewReview: Gold of the PharoahsUser Review - Jenny - GoodreadsThis is a beautifully illustrated book and has a small wealth of information (I know I certainly learned a little from this oeuvre). However, there are a few historical misunderstandings, the one that ... Read full review Related books
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4 other sections not shown Common terms and phrases0ld Kingdom 0siris 0sorkon Ahhotep Ahmose Akhenaten Amarna Amenemipet Amenophis lV amulets Amun archaeologist beautiful bracelets bronze Cairo Carnarvon Carter cartouche cloisonne cobra coloured crown Dahshur decorated Delta depicted discovered discovery Egyptian Museum enamel excavations falcon funerary gilded goddess golden goldsmiths goldwork Hathor Height Horus Hyksos jewelry jewels Karnak king lapis lazuli lotus flower Lower Egypt lsis magnificent metal metalwork technique Middle Kingdom motifs mummy Musee du Louvre naos necklace necropolis Nekhbet Nile objects openwork pectoral pharaoh piece Pierre Montet polychrome precious stones Psusennes pyramid Queen Ramesses Ramessides reign relief repousse representing ritual royal cartouche rulers Saqqara sarcophagus scarab Sesonchis Sethos silver coffin soldered solid gold survived symbol talismans Tanis temple Theban Thebes thieves throne tomb of Tutankhamun treasure Tutankhamun Tutankhamun's tomb Tuthmosis lll Upper Egypt uraeus Valley vases wearing wedjat eye Wendjebaundjed wings XVlllth dynasty XXlst dynasty XXth dynasty Bibliographic information |