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Author Veldmeijer, André

Title Tutankhamun's footwear : studies of ancient Egyptian footwear / André J. Veldmeijer
Published Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (315 pages)
Contents Preface; Introduction; The Discovery of a Tomb; Ancient Egyptian Footwear Project (AEFP); Carter's System of Excavating; Methodology; Layout; Chapter 1 Context; Chapter 2 Preservation and Conservation; Chapter 3 Description; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Sandals; 3.3 Open Shoes; 3.4 Not Kept Objects; 3.5 Additional Observations; 3.6 Comparison; Chapter 4 The Materials; 4.1 Organic Materials; 4.2 Inorganic Materials; Chapter 5 Socks (Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood); 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Construction of the Socks; 5.3 Socks Versus Gauntlets; 5.4 Comparative Items
Chapter 6 Contemporary Footwear: A Survey6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Sandals; 6.3 Shoes; Chapter 7 New Kingdom Sandals: A Philological Perspective (Fredrik Hagen); 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Lexicographic Typology and Material Culture; 7.3 Symbolism and Ideology; 7.4 Economic Role and Manufacture; Chapter 8 Footwear in Late New Kingdom Art; 8.1 Two-Dimensional Art; 8.2 Three-Dimensional Art (André J. Veldmeijer); Chapter 9 Discussion; 9.1 Typology; 9.2 Philology; 9.3 Art; 9.4 Revision of Previous Work; 9.5 Non-Fibre Footwear: Foreign and Unique?; 9.6 Status; 9.7 Finally; Notes; Bibliography; Appendices
I AbbreviationsI. A Abbreviations Used in Chapter 7; I.B Other Abbreviations; II Glossary; III Concordances; III. A Footwear Tutankhamun; III. B Footwear Yuya and Tjuiu; IV Tables; Index; Authors
Summary The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter in 1922 is one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of all time. It took Carter and his team 10 years to clear the contents of the tomb and among the objects found was a large collection of shoes and sandals. The footwear is analysed here in detail for the first time since the discovery using Carter's records and Harry Burton's excellent photographs along with the author's analyses of the objects, all of which are housed in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo and the Luxor Museum. Several specialists contributed to the volume discussing
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Tutankhamen, King of Egypt -- Tomb
SUBJECT Tutankhamen, King of Egypt fast
Subject Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt.
Footwear -- History
HISTORY -- Ancient -- Egypt.
Civilization
Excavations (Archaeology)
Footwear
Kings and rulers -- Clothing
Tombs
SUBJECT Egypt -- Kings and rulers -- Clothing
Egypt -- Civilization. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041265
Subject Egypt
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789088901430
9088901430