Riddles of the Sphinx - Jordan Paul Staff, Paul Jordan
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This work tells the story of the Great Sphinx of Giza as egyptology has uncovered it. The author details the Sphinx's impact on the ancient world, on Arab writers, on Renaissance travellers, on the pioneers of Egyptology and on modern scholarship. He tells the story of the Sphinx's many bouts of excavation and restoration and above all, puts the Sphinx in the context of all that is known about ancient Egyptian history and religion.
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1998Uitgever: New York University Press222 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1840150173ISBN-13: 9781840150179Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Jordan, Paul & John Ross] [Pagina's: 222] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: New York University Press] [Jaar: 1998] [Titel: Riddles of the Sphinx]
