Five Theban Tombs: (being those of Mentuherkhepeshef, User, Daga, Nehemawa¨y and Tati), with Forty-Three Plates
London: Offices of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1913. Quarto. Item #031725
Color frontispiece, xii, 49 pages, 43 plates. (some in color, black and white and in outline color along with photographic images (folding, double paged and single paged). Davies work in Egypt was underwritten by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. l Survey. The tombs are those of Mentuherkhepeshef, User, Daga, Nehemaway, and Tati. The one of Daga, a minister, of King Neb-Hapet-Ra Mentuhetep, the builder of the XIth Dynasty Temple at Der el-Bahri. Book label of the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology (Fairman collection). Herbert Walker Fairman also worked closely for Alan Gardiner and John Garstang. Bound in 1/4 brown cloth over paper covered boards lettered in black, spine lettered in black, some rubbing to boards and spine lettering, corners worn through, previous owner's bookplate, rear pastedown contains a listing of the publications of the Egypt Exploration fund.
Price: $375.00