Abstract
The 'Temple-Town Hierakonpolis Project' excavations, directed by Prof. Elizabeth Walters, have brought to light a diversity of faience artifacts (human and animal figurines, inlays and beads) that come from well-stratified deposits, dating to the late Predynastic-Early Dynastic period (c. 3200-3100 BCE). The importance of this faience lies in the fact that it is among the earliest well-dated faience items produced in Egypt. This paper presents evidence of production methods for these early faience items from Hierakonpolis, based on macroscopic as well as microscopic examination (scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy dispersive x-ray analysis systems).
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | XI International Congress of Egyptologists |
Subtitle of host publication | Florence Egyptian Museum |
Publisher | Archaeopress |
Pages | 468-471 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781784916015 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781784916008 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 31 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Social Sciences
- General Arts and Humanities