The Basketry from the Tomb of Tutankhamun: Catalogue and Analysis

by Andr Veldmeijer and Salima Ikram

The tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered in 1922 in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor (Egypt) by Howard Carted, yielded over 6000 items. Among the vast number of richly embellished precious objects, such as the solid gold coffin and mask, were also more mundane objects, including the hitherto unpublished basketry objects. Baskets, the 'plastic bags' of the ancient world, were used for storage of all sorts of things, including food, clothing and jewelry,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9464260920
• ISBN13: 9789464260922
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Sidestone Press
• Length: 376 Pages