Whispers in the Sand. Barbara Erskine
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First published in 2000
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2016
Copyright © Barbara Erskine 2016
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Cover photographs © Sylvain Grandadam /Getty Images (feluccas on River Nile); Richard Jenkins Photography (woman)
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Source ISBN: 9780007288649
Ebook Edition © March 2016 ISBN: 9780007320998
Version: 2017-09-07
The quotations at the head of each chapter are adapted from
The Book of the Dead edited by E A Wallis Budge
THE WHITE EGRETITINERARY
Note: alterations to the schedule are subject to change without prior notice
Most evenings there are film shows and talks in the lounge bar on different aspects of ancient and modern Egypt
| DAY 1: | p.m. Arrival |
| Dinner on board | |
| DAY 2: | Visit the Valley of the Kings |
| o/n Cruise to Edfu | |
| DAY 3: | a.m. Visit the Temple of Edfu |
| p.m. Cruise to Kom Ombo | |
| DAY 4: | a.m. Visit the Temple of Kom Ombo |
| p.m. Cruise to Aswan | |
| DAY 5: | a.m. Visit Unfinished Obelisk |
| p.m. Kitchener’s Island | |
| DAY 6: | a.m. Aswan Bazaar |
| midday: Aperitif at The Old Cataract Hotel | |
| p.m. Visit High Dam | |
| DAY 7: | a.m. Sail on a felucca |
| p.m. Free afternoon | |
| DAY 8–9: | Optional 2-day visit to Abu Simbel |
| (4 a.m. start) | |
| DAY 10: | Return late afternoon |
| Evening: Son-et-lumière, Philae Temple | |
| DAY 11: | a.m. Visit Philae Temple. Cruise to Esna |
| p.m. Esna Temple. Cruise to Luxor | |
| DAY 12: | a.m. Temple of Karnac |
| p.m. Temple of Luxor | |
| Evening: Pasha’s Party | |
| DAY 13: | a.m. Luxor Museum and bazaar |
| p.m. Papyrus Museum | |
| Evening: Son-et-lumière, Karnac Temple | |
| DAY 14: | Return to England |
There can be little doubt that the first vessels of glass were manufactured in Egypt under the 18th dynasty, particularly from the reign of Amenhotep II (1448–20 BC) onward. These vessels are distinguished by a peculiar technique: the shape required was first formed of clay (probably mixed with sand) fixed to a metal rod. On this core the body of the vessel was built up, usually of opaque blue glass. On this, in turn, were coiled threads of glass of contrasting colour, which were pulled alternately up and down by a comb-like instrument to form feather, zigzag or arcade patterns. These threads, usually yellow, white or green in colour, and sometimes sealing-wax red, were rolled in (marvered) flush with the surface of the vessel. The vessels so made were nearly always small, being mainly used to contain unguents and the like.
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