Details

LOT 0483

Historic Collection of 565 Slides of Egyptian Archaeological Sites and Artefacts

1960S-1980S A.D.

10 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (3.85 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box).

Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering ancient Egypt, Tutankhamun jewellery, Nefetari, Amun Hr Khopshef, Khaemwast, Tuthmosis IV, Tye, Archaic stele, maceheads, inscriptions, pottery, sculpture, Saqqara tombs, Esna etc. [5, No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of archaeologist Stephanie Gee, N.W. London, UK, 1960s-1980s.

Footnotes

Stephanie Gee was a prominent archaeologist who took part in several expeditions in Egypt. She was a trusted assistant to the British-Australian archaeologist Veronica Seton-Williams, who excavated in Egypt, Britain, and the Near East. Stephanie also took part in the Tell El-Farâ'în expeditions of 1965-1968, and assisted Seton-Williams with preparing the 1966 expedition report. Their collaboration continued and Stephanie helped with the manuscript of Seton-Williams’ book ‘The Road to El-Aguzein’, a narrative account of her life that was first published in 1988.