Egypt
Heritage Key
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Photography - Tomb Of Montuemhat (tt34)
Heritage Key Egyptology photographer Sandro Vannini has been busy photographing tombs across Thebes for his new book "The Lost Tombs of Thebes: Lost in Paradise" and you can watch him at work in a Heritage Key video which also features Dr Zahi Hawass...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Photos Of Entrance To Tomb Of Tutankhamun
Heritage Key When the entrance to the Tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62) was discovered by the great explorer Howard Carter and his financier Lord Carnarvon, they could never have dreamed of the treasures which awaited them inside. These two men worked together...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Ritual Figures Of Tutankhamun
Heritage Key With slideshow. Discovered inside the Tomb of King Tutankhamun, inside black resin-covered wooden shrines which were accessible via double doors, were 34 ritual figures. Of significant importance during the ritual ceremony, these statuettes...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Photography - Tomb Of Seti I (kv17): The Crypt's Side Chamber
Heritage Key With photographs, slideshow, site plan and video. In 2008, an archaeological team found that the Tomb of Seti I (KV17) was in fact larger than originally thought. Where the original discoverer, Giovanni Battista Belzoni had found the tomb...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Photos Of Seti I Tomb
Heritage Key: First Pillared Room Antechamber Ceiling of the Burial Chamber With photos shown in relation to the plan of the tomb. Each link is accompanied by a different summary. One of the best preserved and most decorated tombs in the Valley of the...
Egypt
Feature: Sandro Vannini's Photography - The Theban Tomb of Montuemhat and his son Nesptah (TT34)
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As Dr Gomaa and his team progress deeper into the Tomb of Montuemhat, Sandro's lens captures the work that archaeologists put into the digs, documenting their finds and making notes about the wall paintings.
Sandro Vannini is an established photographer of Egyptology artefacts and ancient tombs, having spent that past decade capturing some of the world's greatest treasures, including the Golden Mask of King Tutankhamun. Working with Sandro, Heritage Key is working to bring these images to the internet and give an insight into our fascinating past. To watch a slideshow of the photographs of the Tomb of Montuemhat, click any of the thumbnails below.
Inside the Tomb of the diplomat Montuemhat, Sandro used a Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n to capture photographs of the archaeologists as they excavate the tomb, and try to understand more about the discoveries they make. These front line images, coupled with the video, gives a fantastic insight into the archaeological dig at TT34.
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Photography - Tomb Of Montuemhat (tt34)
Heritage Key Egyptology photographer Sandro Vannini has been busy photographing tombs across Thebes for his new book "The Lost Tombs of Thebes: Lost in Paradise" and you can watch him at work in a Heritage Key video which also features Dr Zahi Hawass...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Photos Of Entrance To Tomb Of Tutankhamun
Heritage Key When the entrance to the Tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62) was discovered by the great explorer Howard Carter and his financier Lord Carnarvon, they could never have dreamed of the treasures which awaited them inside. These two men worked together...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Ritual Figures Of Tutankhamun
Heritage Key With slideshow. Discovered inside the Tomb of King Tutankhamun, inside black resin-covered wooden shrines which were accessible via double doors, were 34 ritual figures. Of significant importance during the ritual ceremony, these statuettes...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Photography - Tomb Of Seti I (kv17): The Crypt's Side Chamber
Heritage Key With photographs, slideshow, site plan and video. In 2008, an archaeological team found that the Tomb of Seti I (KV17) was in fact larger than originally thought. Where the original discoverer, Giovanni Battista Belzoni had found the tomb...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Photos Of Seti I Tomb
Heritage Key: First Pillared Room Antechamber Ceiling of the Burial Chamber With photos shown in relation to the plan of the tomb. Each link is accompanied by a different summary. One of the best preserved and most decorated tombs in the Valley of the...