Faience figurines in their archaeological and museological contexts (Egypt, Nubia, and the Levant, 2100-1550 BC) : the catalogue raisonné / Gianluca Miniaci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miniaci, Gianluca, author.

Series:

British Museum publications on Egypt and Sudan ; 19.

British Museum publications on Egypt and Sudan ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Faience figures--Egypt--Catalogs.

Faience figures.

Faience figures--Nubia--Catalogs.

Faience figures--Middle East--Catalogs.

Egypt--Antiquities--Catalogs.

Egypt.

Nubia--Antiquities--Catalogs.

Nubia.

Middle East--Antiquities--Catalogs.

Middle East.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt--Catalogs.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Excavations (Archaeology)--Nubia--Catalogs.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Middle East--Catalogs.

Egypt--Antiquities.

Middle East--Antiquities.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Nubia.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (lxxii, 1153 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 31 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leuven ; Paris ; Bristol, CT : Peeters, 2024.

Summary:

2 hbk. vols.00This is the second of two volumes that explores the world of faience figurines in Egypt and the adjacent areas of the Levant and Nubia during the Middle Bronze Age (2100-1550 BC). Its companion volume is titled 'Miniature Forms as Transformative Thresholds' (BMPES 7, ISBN 9789042936249).0This volume serves as a catalogue raisonné for faience figurines and provides a detailed analysis and description of over 1150 pieces along with their archaeological and museological contexts. The volume is accompanied by numerous drawings, photos, cards, archival material, graphs, tables, maps, and plans.0The research is primarily based on material coming from documented archaeological contexts, with two main unpublished cores from Lisht and Byblos, but also includes material from more than 150 sites. The museological research focuses on three main collections: the Petrie Museum, the British Museum, and the Musée du Louvre, but also encompasses a total of 35 different museums in 33 different cities across Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia, Russia, and the USA, as well as private collections and public auctions.0The volume covers not only faience figurines, but also provides a comprehensive study of the material dimension and culture of the late Middle Kingdom (1850-1650 BC), encompassing a diverse range of object groups, including a large corpus of pottery and stone vessels, as well as information on the people and society from that period.

Contents:

1. The archaeological catalogue. The documented excavation core : faience figurines from documented contexts

2. The collection catalogue. The undocumentated comparative block : faience figurines from currently unknown contexts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 1077-1099) and indexes.

ISBN:

9789042952461

9042952466

OCLC:

1436429594