Mysterious boy king Tutankhamun returns to the U.S. in 2008, bringing rare treasures never before seen outside Egypt. For the millions of fans wanting a keepsake and chronicle of this magnificent new exhibition, this book will delight. Created by world-renowned art historians under the guidance of Zahi Hawass?director of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities and a well-known media personality?it surveys 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian history by focusing on the lives and lifestyles of great pharaohs. Master photographer Sandro Vannini spotlights every dazzling artifact, using an innovative technique that makes the image jump off the page. The book’s design echoes the exhibition, grouping objects representing family life, religious practices, funerary rituals, and gold. In each artifact?a queen’s eye makeup container, a likeness of a princess eating duck, a sarcophagus made for a prince’s cat?we glimpse the life of ancient Egyptian royalty: exotic and fascinating, yet so human. Gold...