![]() ![]() Who can resist the allure of ancient Egypt - and the thrill of uncovering mysteries that have lain hidden for thousands of years? Not the feisty Miss Emily Sands, who in 1926, four years after the discovery of King Tut's tomb, led an expedition up the Nile in search of the tomb of the god Osiris. ![]() Alas, Miss Sands and crew soon vanished into the desert, never to be seen again. ![]() A facsimile of the gilded mummy mask of King TutĪ souvenir booklet showing how to read simple hieroglyphs a playable game of Senet - ancient Egyptian checkers - including board, pieces, original-style dice, and rules Here are just a few of Egyptology'sspecial features: - an extravagantly gilded cover, featuring a raised Horus hawk pendant with three encrusted gemsīut luckily, her keen observations live on in the form of a lovingly kept journal, full of drawings, photographs, booklets, foldout maps, postcards, and many other intriguing samples. ![]()
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