Abusir : the necropolis of the sons of the sun

The pyramid complex of Queen Khentkaus, a key personage of the 5th Dynasty, was discovered by the Czech Institute of Egyptology in 1976. This handsome volume provides a complete publication of the complex and includes an architectural study, finds, and a discussion of the role of Khentkaus and typology of her tomb in comparison to other queens of the Egyptian Old Kingdom.