Auguste Mariette (1821-1881). Des berges de la Liane aux rives du Nil. Bretagne que la dentelle tissée sur

que la dentelle tissée sur métiers Leavers trouve ses lettres de noblesse

enrichissant par ses découvertes régulières les travaux des premiers philologues

the painter displays all the facets of his genius

Eric Rohmer

Auguste Mariette (1821-1881). Des berges de la Liane aux rives du Nil. Bretagne que la dentelle tissée surBorn in Boulogne, Auguste Mariette unearthed from the desert sands the Serapeum of Memphis, the Sphinx of Giza, temples that are now famous (Abydos, Edfu, Karnak), and major archaeological finds that still make the Louvre and Cairo museums famous. His life resembles an adventure. Father of archaeology in Egypt and director of an antiquities department he created, he was also a champion of the protection of its heritage and the founder of the first