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Seti I's reign is known for high achievements in art and culture, and his tomb was one of the hallmarks of his building projects, with highly refined bas-reliefs and colorful paintings. The decorations are more refined then in earlier tombs, with figures having larger ears and smaller mouths. This tomb marks the first time that decorations cover every passage and chamber. The decorative style established in this tomb is followed fully or in part by every succeeding tomb through the rest of the valley's history. The structure of the tomb is very complex, and there is a clear division of the upper section of the tomb and the lower section.
The tomb ofSeti I(Sethos I) is the longest (at more than 120 meters), deepest and most completely finished in theValley of the Kings. It also represents the fullest development of offset, or jogged royal tombs in the valley. It was discovered in October 1817 by the strongman of the early antiquarians, ItalianGiovanni Battista Belzoni. In fact, the tomb is still known marginally as Belsoni's Tomb. The tomb was discovered only a few days after the tomb of his father, Ramesses I. When originally discovered, the tomb made international headlines, and exhibits of the tomb were held in London in 1821, and later in Paris. The tomb is located in a small lateral wadi in the Valley of the Kings. |
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