{"product_id":"9789042937215","title":"The Ornamental Calcite Vessels from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (Griffith Institute Publications)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the time of the clearing of the tomb of Tutankhamun Howard Carter and \n\u003cbr\u003e his team made meticulous handwritten notes of every single object found. \n\u003cbr\u003e Yet a full scholarly publication of the majority of them has yet to be \n\u003cbr\u003e undertaken. \n\u003cbr\u003eThis book presents a catalogue of the ornamental \n\u003cbr\u003e calcite vessels with an introduction and a discussion of their artistic \n\u003cbr\u003e merit, at times disputed, as well as their purpose during the life of \n\u003cbr\u003e Tutankhamun and after his death. Most of them were designed to contain \n\u003cbr\u003e scented unguents so precious that they proved irresistible to robbers in \n\u003cbr\u003e antiquity. Their intricate design combining utilitarian use with \n\u003cbr\u003e symbolic forms and ornamentation paired with a near perfect state of \n\u003cbr\u003e preservation makes them rare examples of royal arts and crafts of late \n\u003cbr\u003e 18th dynasty Egypt. \n\u003cbr\u003eThe book is illustrated with original black \u0026amp; \n\u003cbr\u003e white photographs, most of them taken at the time of the discovery by \n\u003cbr\u003e Harry Burton, as well as some drawings made by Howard Carter. The colour \n\u003cbr\u003e photographs are by Sandro Vannini.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peeters Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48819595182315,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":142.83,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9789042937215-1.jpg?v=1781766225","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9789042937215","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}