Richard Edmonds

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t has been said that the true treasure chest of antique jewellery is Ancient Egypt.

IFor centuries after the death of the pharaohs, grave robbers pillaged and stole from the ancient tombs once built for eternity, taking many magnificent treasures and selling them on.

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Richard Edmonds

Yet, oddly enough, they missed the tomb of Tutankhamen, which yielded so much to Howard Carter, who brought the treasures to light in 1922, to the astonishment of the civilised world.

Fortunately, the Nile Valley left hundreds of traces of bygone riches, often listed in the hierog...

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