History of Ancient Egypt, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from History of Ancient Egypt, Vol. 2 of 2<br><br>Statues of a Man and his Wife (from Mariette's "Monuments Divers")... Frontispiece;<br><br>1. Tomb near the Pyramids (from the "Description de I'Egypte") 1;<br><br>2. Dog and Antelope (from Lepsius's "Denkmler" )... 1;<br><br>3. Head of Egyptian Noble early period (from the same)...1;<br><br>4. Tablet of Seneferu at Wady Magharah (from the same)...2;<br><br>5. Tablet of Khufu at Wady Magharah (from the same)...2;<br><br>6. Tablet of Sahura at Wady Magharah (from the same)...3;<br><br>7. Tablet of Pepi (from the same)... 3;<br><br>8. Earliest Sandals (from the same)...4;<br><br>9. Headdresses worn by Women (from the same)...4;<br><br>10. Ornaments worn by Men (from the same)...4;<br><br>11. Second type of Egyptian Dog (from the same)...4;<br><br>12. Dog resembling a Turnspit (from the same)...4;<br><br>13. Tab'et of Mentu-hotep II. (from the same)...5;<br><br>14. Dresses worn under the Twelfth Dynasty (from the same)...5;<br><br>15. Obelisk of Usurtasen I. at Heliopolis... 6;<br><br>16. Nefer-hotep receiving life from Anuka (from Lepsius's "Denkmler" )... 8;<br><br>17. House on Piles in the Land of Punt (from Dumichen's "Flotte einer Hgyptischen Knigin")... 8;<br><br>18. Bust of Amenphis I.(from Lepsiu's "Denkmler")...9;<br><br>19. Head of Thothmes II.(from the same)...9;<br><br>20. Bust of Thothmes I.(from the same)...9;<br><br>21. Head of Queen Hatasu (from the same)...9;<br><br>22. Head of Queen Mutemua (from the same)...10;<br><br>23. Head of Seti I.(from the same)...10;<br><br>24. Bas-relief of Menkaunor (from the Vicomte de Roug's "Recherches")...11;<br><br>25. Head of Queen Tii (from Lepsius's "Denkmaler")...11;<br><br>26. Head of Horemheb (from the same)...12;<br><br>27. Bust of Thothmes III. (from the same)...12;<br><br>28. Remarkable Capital (from the same)...12;<br><br>29. The Twin Colossi of Amenphis III. (called by the Greeks Memnon)...13;<br><br>30. Head of Thothmes IV. (from Lepsius's "Denkmler")...14;<br> <br>31. Head of Amenphis IV. (from the same)...14;<br><br>32. Head of Menephthah (from the same)...15;<br><br>33. Head of Amenphis III. (from the same)...15;<br><br>34. Novel Headdresses of Kings (from the same)...16;<br><br>35. Head of Nefertari-Aahmes (from the same)...16;<br><br>36. Dress of a Noble in the time of Rameses III....17;<br><br>37. New style of Sandal (from the same)...17;<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.