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LOT 0540
Historic Collection of 801 Slides of Archaeological Sites in Egypt
1960S-1980S A.D.
10 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (4.31 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box).
Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering Saqqara, Mereruka, Nubia, Middle Egypt, Thebes, Gebel, Tuna, Tutankhamun of the Valley of the Kings, Eighteenth Dynasty, and Abydos etc. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of archaeologist Stephanie Gee, N.W. London, UK, 1960s-1980s.
FootnotesStephanie 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 0540
Historic Collection of 801 Slides of Archaeological Sites in Egypt
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