| The Secrets of the Sphinx: Restoration Past and Present Contributor(s): Hawass, Zahi (Author), Hosni, H. E. Farouk (Foreword by), Gaballa, Gaballa Ali (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 9774244923 ISBN-13: 9789774244926 Publisher: American University in Cairo Press OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 932 |
| LCCN: 98961198 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6" W x 9" (0.50 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - North Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This lavishly illustrated, bilingual English and Arabic volume tells the story of the Sphinx from ancient times to the present, focusing particularly on the task--first addressed in the second millenium BC--of preserving it. Published to mark the completion of a major modern restoration project, the book is an invaluable and fascinating document, a testimony not only to the skills of the people who built the Sphinx, but to those who have maintained and renewed it down the ages. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hawass, Zahi: - Zahi Hawass is director general of the Giza Pyramids.Hosni, H. E. Farouk: - H.E. Farouk Hosni is Egypt's minister of culture.Gaballa, Gaballa Ali: - Gaballa Ali Gaballa is general secretary of the Egyptian Supreme Council for Antiquities. |