Details

LOT 0468

Historic Collection of 861 Slides of Archaeological Sites in Egypt

1960S-1980S A.D.

10 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (4.21 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box).

Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering Edfu, Kom Ombo, Nubia, Middle Kingdom Tombs, Semmebtisi, Thebes, Abu Simbel, Bersha, Gebravi, Rifa, Upper Egypt, El Kab, Esna, Medamud 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.