Une chapelle de Sésostris Ier à Karnak. Tome I: Texte
Item #M0948
Extremely rare. Publications du Service des antiquités de l'Egypte et de l'IFAO. SAE, Le Caire, 1956-1969. First edition. Folio. Text: 284 pages. Plates: Loose plates in a portfolio with printed paper covers, tan cloth backstrips and cloth ties at the edges, numbered as follows: 1-6 and 8-42 for the architecture and reliefs of the chapelle (plate 7 was never published), I-XXXVII for the epigraphy. The White Chapel of Sesostris I is a unique monument which contains some of the finest limestone reliefs and hieroglyphs ever carved. It is particularly important for its list of nomes and for the precision of its hieroglyphs, which has enabled the identification of many individual signs. A fine set. Language: French. Relevant subjects: Egypt: Middle Kingdom, Pyramids, Tombs, Temples & Towns.
Language: French.
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