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THUTMOSIS IV, KV43
This Pharaoh's vast tomb remained only sparsely decorated but it introduced a new style into the decoration of royal tombs.
A magnificent sarcophagus constitutes the central point.
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AMENHOTEP III, KV22
This tomb, located in the Western Valley of the Kings, is for the first time published in full colour.
A large tomb similar the that of his father, Thutmosis IV, KV43.
It has been undergoing restoration since 1989.
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AMENHOTEP IV
- AKHENATON
Here is a tour in 36 photos of the tomb of the famous Pharaoh called "the Heretic". The tomb is very damaged but its historic importance is considerable. |
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TUTANKHAMUN, KV62
The tomb of the most famous of the Pharaohs is of very small size, and decorated only in the sarcophagus chamber, but with historically important scenes.
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AY, KV23
The small tomb of Ay includes a reduced iconography, but with unique scenes such as those in the marshes, which are normally only found in tombs of private individuals. |
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HOREMHEB, KV57
The tomb of this pharaoh is covered in great detail, with many 3D reconstructions. Its exquisite raised relief has kept all its freshness. The Book of Gates is detailed here.
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SETHY I, KV17
The hypogean of Sethy I marks a watershed in the evolution of the royal tombs. It definitively dissociates the royal tombs of Thebes from the preceding Amarna period. Not only did he introduce new rooms, but he also decided that the decoration should be done throughout the tomb and made it carved in raised relief of outstanding quality.
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RAMESSES I, KV16
The tomb of the first of the Ramessides is very small but almost intact. Here is the *most complete* publication ever on that monument, enhanced by outstanding 3D reconstitutions.
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RAMESSES III, KV11
It is the characteristic of the tomb of Ramesses III that it contains, along with a catalogue of well known motifs completely unique representations of which some present an equivalence to the iconography of the "House of Millions of Years" of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu. All these scenes still today in fact create quite exceptional interest in the tomb.
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RAMESSES VI, KV9
Known and visited since antiquity, this tomb was cleared in 1888 by Georges Daressy. The Home of Eternity of Ramesses Vl, it was the object of elaborate decoration, constituted of several funerary books. The version of the Book of the Earth, which decorates the sarcophagus chamber, is one of the most complete.
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NEFERTARI, QV66
The tomb of Queen Nefertari, Great Royal Wife of Ramesses II is without doubt one of the most beautiful in the whole of Egypt. A pictorial masterpiece, it is equally a theological great and to discover it corresponds to a truely first class journey.
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