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LOT 0538

Historic Collection of 859 Slides of Archaeological Sites and Artefacts From Egypt

1960S-1980S A.D.

10 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (4.34 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box).

Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering tombs, wall paintings, Tutankhamun, Giza, El Kab, Menkaure, Roash, Merysankh, Medinet Habu, Abusir, Ramesses III Temple, Seti I Chapel 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.

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LOT 0538

Historic Collection of 859 Slides of Archaeological Sites and Artefacts From Egypt

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430

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