1st Edition

Petrie's Ptolemaic and Roman Memphis

By Sally-Ann Ashton Copyright 2009
120 Pages
by Routledge

120 Pages
by Routledge

120 Pages
by Routledge

Memphis was one of the great melting pots of Mediterranean and African culture during the reigns of the heirs of Alexander and under the Roman Empire, a vibrant and complex community well after the end of the age of its ancient Pharaonic founders. For too long, its importance during this critical period has been wrongly eclipsed by the younger city of Alexandria. This book challenges such... Read more
1 Pétrie at Memphis, 2 Sarapis and the principal gods at Memphis, 3 The mixing of traditions? 4 Faience, 5 Stone, plaster objects and moulds figurines 6 Terracotta, Appendix 1 : The statues from the semicircle, Appendix 2: Dating/style tools

Biography

Sally-Ann Ashton