Egypt
Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks
- Book Review: A Manual Of Egyptian Pottery
PalArch (Review by Augusto Gayubas) Wodzińska, A. 2009. A Manual of Egyptian Pottery. Volume 1: Fayum A-Lower Egyptian Culture. - Boston, Ancient Egypt Research Associates Dr. Anna Wodzińska, who works at the Institute of Archaeology of the University...
- Daily Photograph By Rick Menges
Rick has been kind enough to share photographs which he took recently in the Brooklyn Museum. For the next few days I will be posting photographs from his collection. "Bird Lady", Brooklyn Museum There's a description of the famous Predynastic...
- Journal Of The Serbian Archaeology Society 24
Branislav Andelkovic has announced the latest issue of the Journal of the Serbian Archaeological Society 24, 2008 (Glasnik Srpskog arheoloskog drustva). There are many items of general interest but the issue also includes the following article. There's...
- Daily(ish) Photo - Early Ceramics From The Petrie
UC10774. Black-topped pot. Type B86M,with pot mark. Height 11.3 ins, width 9.8 ins. Found at El Amrah. Predynastic Period (3100BCE-5300BCE) UC10702. Decorated pot, type D67B. Height 17.5 ins diameter 22.0 ins. (If you look up this vessel from the above...
- Daily Photo: Naqada Ii Ceramics
More photographs from the British Museum. Today's are Naqada II or Class D decorated ceramics. Flinders Petrie, known as the Father of Pots, devised a sequence for the Predynastic pottery that he was finding, and his pioneering work is still in use...
Egypt
Photo for Today - Naqada I ceramics, MFA
Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks
Showing a wonderful Naqada I vessel with animals modeled on the rim,
a bowl with hippopotamus decoration,
and double libation cups.
All links go to descriptions on the MFA website
a bowl with hippopotamus decoration,
and double libation cups.
All links go to descriptions on the MFA website
The MFA has a marvellous Predynastic collection.
Go to their online collection search engine and type in "predynastic" for
a wonderful collection of ceramics, palettes, and lithics.
Go to their online collection search engine and type in "predynastic" for
a wonderful collection of ceramics, palettes, and lithics.
- Book Review: A Manual Of Egyptian Pottery
PalArch (Review by Augusto Gayubas) Wodzińska, A. 2009. A Manual of Egyptian Pottery. Volume 1: Fayum A-Lower Egyptian Culture. - Boston, Ancient Egypt Research Associates Dr. Anna Wodzińska, who works at the Institute of Archaeology of the University...
- Daily Photograph By Rick Menges
Rick has been kind enough to share photographs which he took recently in the Brooklyn Museum. For the next few days I will be posting photographs from his collection. "Bird Lady", Brooklyn Museum There's a description of the famous Predynastic...
- Journal Of The Serbian Archaeology Society 24
Branislav Andelkovic has announced the latest issue of the Journal of the Serbian Archaeological Society 24, 2008 (Glasnik Srpskog arheoloskog drustva). There are many items of general interest but the issue also includes the following article. There's...
- Daily(ish) Photo - Early Ceramics From The Petrie
UC10774. Black-topped pot. Type B86M,with pot mark. Height 11.3 ins, width 9.8 ins. Found at El Amrah. Predynastic Period (3100BCE-5300BCE) UC10702. Decorated pot, type D67B. Height 17.5 ins diameter 22.0 ins. (If you look up this vessel from the above...
- Daily Photo: Naqada Ii Ceramics
More photographs from the British Museum. Today's are Naqada II or Class D decorated ceramics. Flinders Petrie, known as the Father of Pots, devised a sequence for the Predynastic pottery that he was finding, and his pioneering work is still in use...