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1 online resource (iv, 120 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Access archaeology
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Access archaeology.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Anthropomorphic objects from the Egyptian Predynastic have been a topic of frequent study and debate, from the time they were first excavated until today. These objects, including human figurines, hippopotamus tusks, tag amulets and combs carved with the human image, continue to fascinate and perplex scholars today. Objects such as these form part of the extensive and distinctive iconographic imagery of Predynastic Egypt, and are often interpreted solely in the context of their symbolic or iconographic significance. The aim of this study is to examine these anthropomorphic objects in terms of their original context in order to determine what role they played in Predynastic burials - a useful method, as most of these objects are found in graves. |
| Audience |
Specialized. |
| Note |
Available through Archaeopress Digital Subscription Service. |
| Contents |
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ; CHAPTER 2: THE STUDY OF PREDYNATIC FIGURINES ; CHAPTER 3: METHODS OF ANALYSIS ; CHAPTER 4: ANALYSIS AND RESULTS ; CHAPTER 5: DISCUSSION ; CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION ; APPENDIX I: THE OBJECT CATALOGUE ; APPENDIX II: ADDITIONAL GRAVES ; APPENDIX III: ASSOCIATED OBJECTS ; APPENDIX IV -- LIST OF OBJECTS AND FIGURES ; FIGURES ; BIBLIOGRAPHY. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Egypt.
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Antiquities, Prehistoric. |
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Egypt. |
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Figurines, Prehistoric -- Egypt.
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Grave goods -- Egypt.
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Figurines, Prehistoric. |
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Grave goods. |
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- Egypt. |
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Electronic books.
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Archaeopress, publisher.
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| Other Form: |
Print version |
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Print version: Ordynat, Ryna. Egyptian predynastic anthropomorphic objects. Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2018 1784917796 9781784917791 (DLC) 2017473634 (OCoLC)1076311506 |
| ISBN |
9781784917791 (electronic book) |
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1784917796 (electronic book) |
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9781784917784 (paperback) |
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1784917788 |
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