Gebel el-Zeit. III. Female figures in terracotta. FIFAO 94. No print version.
IFAO| N° d'inventaire | 30684 |
| Format | 24 x 32 |
| Détails | 296 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Cairo, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782724710069 |
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 built against the rock. It contained abundant material deposited as votive offerings , dating from the 12th Dynasty to the reign of Ramses II, including terracotta female figurines wrapped in rich fabrics and adorned with jewelry. This publication is a presentation of these figurines and their transformations during this long period.
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 built against the rock. It contained abundant material deposited as votive offerings , dating from the 12th Dynasty to the reign of Ramses II, including terracotta female figurines wrapped in rich fabrics and adorned with jewelry. This publication is a presentation of these figurines and their transformations during this long period.