Gebel el-Zeit III

Les figurines feminines en terre cuite

by Georges Castel

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Extent: 296 pages

Publisher: Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale

Subjects: Ancient Egypt

Series: Fouilles de l'Institut francais d'archeologie orientale

Series volume number: 94

Language: French

Paperback (Out of print)

(April 2024)

ISBN: 9782724710069

Price: $37.00

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PDF (Published)

(December 2024)

ISBN: 9782724710601

Price: $30.00

In the 2nd millennium BC, pharaonic expeditions crossed the Egyptian eastern desert to extract galena from Gebel el-Zeit on the shores of the Red Sea. Adjacent to the mines, a sanctuary of Hathor “mistress of galena” consisted of a dry-stone enclosure set against the rock wall. It contained a wealth of material deposited as ex-voto offerings, dating from the 12th Dynasty to the reign of Ramses II, in particular female terracotta figurines wrapped in linen and adorned with jewels. This publication presents these figurines and their transformations over this long period.

  • By (author) Georges Castel