From Siena to Nubia: Alessandro Ricci in Egypt and Sudan, 1817–22 Saif Ghobash Banipal eat and behave

eat and behave

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From Siena to Nubia: Alessandro Ricci in Egypt and Sudan, 1817–22 Saif Ghobash Banipal eat and behaveEdited by Daniele Salvoldi Translated by Daniele Salvoldi A medical practitioner and talented draftsman, Alessandro Ricci was born in Siena, Italy, at the end of the eighteenth century. He traveled extensively throughout Egypt and Sudan between 1817 and 1822. During his stay, he worked as an epigraphist for Giovanni B. Belzoni in the tomb of Seti I and later entered into the service of British consul general Henry Salt and English explorer William