The shrine of Eileithyia, Minoan goddess of childbirth and motherhood, at the Inatos cave in southern Crete : volume I: the Egyptian-type artifacts / by Günther Hölbl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hölbl, Günther.

Contributor:

Kanta, Athanasia.

Davaras, Kōstēs.

Betancourt, Philip P., 1936-.

Chalikias, Konstantinos.

Institute for Aegean Prehistory.

Series:

Prehistory monographs

Prehistory Monographs ; v.69

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 pages) : color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : INSTAP Academic Press, 2022.

Summary:

This volume is a catalog of the ancient Egyptian imports and Egyptianizing artifacts found in 1962 during the excavation of a cave near Tsoutsouros (ancient Inatos), Crete, Greece. The cave was a sanctuary dedicated to the Minoan and Greek goddess Eileithyia. The Aegyptiaca of the Minoan and Mycenaean eras on Crete signify the political and economic relations between the Aegean rulers and the Egyptian royal court. Several of the objects are Egyptian scarabs, and they certainly represent official Egyptian-Cretan affairs, especially those dating from the reign of Amenophis III to the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Much of the cataloged objects come from the 10th to 7th centuries B.C., and they are appropriate for venerating the goddess of childbirth and motherhood. The statuettes, seals, and vessels are lavishly illustrated with plates of color photographs.

Contents:

List of Figures and Tables in the Text

List of Plates

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

1. Introduction

2. Summary of Other Archaeological Work Near Inatos

3. Introduction to the Aegyptiaca from the Inatos Cave

4. Statuettes in Steatite and Ivory

5. Statuettes of Faience

6. Seal Amulets

7. Spindle Whorl

8. Vessels and Vessel Fragments

Summary of Aegyptiaca from Inatos

References

Indices

Plates.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Other Format:

Print version: Hölbl, Günther The Shrine of Eileithyia, Minoan Goddess of Childbirth and Motherhood, at the Inatos Cave in Southern Crete

ISBN:

9781623034399

1623034396

OCLC:

1328137393

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