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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465402203321

Autore

Veldmeijer A. J

Titolo

Amarna's leatherwork [[electronic resource] ] . Part I Preliminary analysis and catalogue / / André J. Veldmeijer ; [illustrations, Erno Endenberg, André J. Veldmeijer & Mikko H. Kriek]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, : Sidestone Press, 2011

ISBN

1-299-28196-6

90-8890-140-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EndenbergErno

KriekMikko H

Disciplina

932.01

Soggetti

Excavations (Archaeology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Preliminary analysis -- pt. II. Catalogue.

Sommario/riassunto

The ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amarna (or Amarna, ancient Akhetaten) was the short-lived capital built by the controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten, probably the father of the famous Tutankhamun, and abandoned shortly after his death (c. 1336 BCE). It is one of the few Pharaonic cities to have been thoroughly excavated and is a rich source of information about the daily life of the ancient Egyptians. This volume, the first of two, presents the leatherwork excavated at the site by these various expeditions. The book consists of two parts: the catalogue and the preliminary analysis. The former p