Objects of daily use / W. M. Flinders Petrie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flinders Petrie, W. M., author.

Series:

Oxbow Classics in Egyptology Series

Oxbow Classics in Egyptology Series ; v.7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--Antiquities.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxbow Books, [2023]

Summary:

Facsimile edition of the 1974 reissue of Flinders Petrie's fully illustrated 1927 description and catalog of personal and everyday Egyptian and Roman objects in his collections.Jewelry items include necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings, many made from precious metals and/or incorporating gemstones or beads. Toilet items include mirrors, combs, kohl pots, and sticks. Magic wands, manufactured to provide protection and carved from bone and ivory are described, along with examples carved as hands and found in pairs. Board games are represented by playing pieces and gameboards relating to a number of known games. Toys, writing equipment, fragments of furniture, walking sticks and basketry are all cataloged.

Contents:

Cover

Book Title

Copyright

CONTENTS

LIST OF PLATES

PREFACE TO THE 2023 EDITION

PUBLISHER’S PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

1. Scope of the volume

2. Dating of objects

3. Collateral material

CHAPTER I NECK AND HEAD ORNAMENTS

4. The earlier groups

5. Necklaces 600–300 B.C

6. Ptolemaic necklaces

7. Roman necklaces

8. Necklets

9. Neckrings of northern origin

10. Bullae, coins, &c

11. Head ornaments

12. Various ornaments

CHAPTER II BRACELETS AND GOLD RINGS

13. Egyptian bracelets

14. Roman bracelets

15. Late Roman or Coptic bracelets

16. Pendants

17. Egyptian gold finger rings

18. Roman gold finger rings

CHAPTER III EARRINGS

19. Egyptian earrings Generated by AI.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798888570135

OCLC:

1372321650