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LOT 0403
Historic Collection of 725 Slides of Archaeological Sites and Artefacts Including Other Sites in Egypt
1960S-1980S A.D.
10 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (4.44 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box).
Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering general Egyptian sites, religion, Gods of Amun and Osiris, minor gods, environment, boats, and Book of the Dead etc. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of archaeologist Stephanie Gee, N.W. London, UK, 1960s-1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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.
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LOT 0403
Historic Collection of 725 Slides of Archaeological Sites and Artefacts Including Other Sites in Egypt
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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