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 catalogued.
AUTHOR: Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (18531942) was a pioneer in the field of 'modern' archaeology. He introduced the stratigraphical approach in his Egyptian campaigns that underpins modern excavation techniques, explored scientific approaches to analysis and developed detailed typological studies of artefact classification and recording, which allowed for the stratigraphic dating of archaeological layers. He excavated and surveyed over 30 sites in Egypt, including Giza, Luxor, Amarna and Tell Nebesheh.
By:
W.M. Flinders Petrie
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 7
Dimensions:
Height: 296mm,
Width: 210mm,
ISBN: 9798888570128
Series: Oxbow Classics in Egyptology
Pages: 110
Publication Date: 15 February 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1. Neck and head ornaments 2. Bracelets and gold rings 3. Earrings 4. Early stones and Egyptian rings 5. Engraved stones 6. Hair rings, ear studs, buckles, hair pins, combs 7. Kohl tubes and sticks 8. Mirrors 9. Head rests 10. Boxes, spoons, and toilet trays 11. Ivory and bone carving 12. Furniture and woodwork 13. Metal fittings 14. Games 15. Toys 16. Writing 17. Stamps Index Plates
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853–1942) was a pioneer in the field of ‘modern’ archaeology. He introduced the stratigraphical approach in his Egyptian campaigns that underpins modern excavation techniques, explored scientific approaches to analysis and developed detailed typological studies of artefact classification and recording, which allowed for the stratigraphic dating of archaeological layers. He excavated and surveyed over 30 sites in Egypt, including Giza, Luxor, Amarna and Tell Nebesheh.
