Sailors, musicians and monks : the leatherwork from Dra' Abu el Naga (Luxor, Egypt) /
This volume describes, illustrates, and analysis the finds from the excavations at Dra Abu el-Naga, an important necropolis on the east bank of the Nile in Luxor (Egypt), which was in use from Middle Kingdom times until the early Christian era. Excavations of the site have been conducted by the Germ...
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| Language: | English |
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Leiden :
Sidestone Press,
[2017]
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| Summary: | This volume describes, illustrates, and analysis the finds from the excavations at Dra Abu el-Naga, an important necropolis on the east bank of the Nile in Luxor (Egypt), which was in use from Middle Kingdom times until the early Christian era. Excavations of the site have been conducted by the German Archaeological Institute (DAI). A wide variety of leather objects or objects with leather parts have been discovered, including footwear, musical objects, loincloths as well as parts of furniture. The dating of these objects, mirroring the variety, ranges from Pharaonic to Ottoman. The present work describes these finds in detail, accompanied by colour photographs and drawings. The analysis includes the discussion of the provenance of the finds, the interpretation of the objects from a technological as well as typological point of view and dating. |
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| Physical Description: | 219 pages : color illustrations, maps (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789088904165 9088904162 9789088904158 9088904154 |