‘Scènes de Gynécées’ Figured Ostraca from New Kingdom Egypt
Author | : Joanne Backhouse |
Publisher | : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2020-02-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781789693461 |
ISBN-13 | : 1789693462 |
Rating | : 4/5 (462 Downloads) |
Download or read book ‘Scènes de Gynécées’ Figured Ostraca from New Kingdom Egypt written by Joanne Backhouse and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-02-27 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work examines images of women and children drawn on ostraca from Deir el-Medina, referred to in previous scholarship as ‘Scènes de Gynécées’. This publication represents the first systematic study of this material, and it brings together ostraca from museums worldwide to form a corpus united contextually, thematically and stylistically.