Faces of Pharaohs: Royal Mummies and Coffins from Ancient Thebes

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 242 pages
• Published by: Rubicon Press June 1, 1996
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0948695323
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0948695322
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Description
At the end of the 19th century Egyptologists discovered, in two robbed tombs at Luxor, the remains of over forty mummies dating from the 17th to the 21st Dynasties (1580 BC to 940 BC). These included the bodies of Ahmose, Thutmose III, Amenhotep II and III, Seti I, Ramesses II and III, and Merneptah. This book brings together for the first time all the photographs of the unique collection of mummies and coffins found in the two `Royal Caches' and other royal burials which include Yuya, Thuya and Tutankhamun. Each mummy and coffin is described in detail with brief information about the tomb. Diseases and ailments, mummification techniques and the very origins of the process are covered. Other topics featured are the problems of identification, conservation of remains, and reconstructing lifetime appearance.

Reader Reviews
For anyone who loves to read about Egypt and her kings and queens, Faces of Pharaohs is wonderful! While the biographies of each are short, the author covers over fifty burials, including photographs of each. Robert Partridge's book is packed with hard-to-find b/w photos of the unwrapped mummies themselves and includes descriptions of each mummy and coffin in detail including the Ramesses, the Thutmoses, the Amenhoteps, the Ahmoses, Queen Tetisheri, Queen Ahmose-Nefertari, Queen Tiye, Seti I and II, and - of course - Tutankhamun. I was not only fascinated but deeply moved by the faces of the kings and queens - most look almost like they are smiling.