The Treasure of the Egyptian Queen Ahhotep and International Relations at the Turn of the Middle Bronze Age (1600-1500 BCE)

REVIEW BY TANEASH SIDPURA The objects from Ahhotep’s burial at Dra Abu el-Naga, dating to the Eighteenth Dynasty, are a fascinating assemblage of mostly gold and other expensive materials, and are certainly worthy of further study. However, rather than being a catalogue of the objects as the title might suggest, this book is instead a mix of articles relating to its discovery and display, some limited analysis of objects, and useful, broader interpretations of the Second Intermediate Period. It consists of 17 articles by 15 scholars, based on a workshop at the American Society of Overseas Research held in 2018. The delay in publication was due to lack of funding, highlighting the plight