Ancient Egyptian Figured Ostraca

Anthea Page

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Casemate Publishers
01 August 2023

This facsimile reissue of Anthea Page's 1983 catalogue makes this important source material available again in print for a new generation of students and scholars. The catalogue documents 82 ostraca held in The Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology collection in London.

Ostraca are flakes of limestone or broken sherds of pottery used essentially as 'notepads' for private letters; laundry lists; records of purchases; roughly inscribed images of people, birds, and animals; and copies of literary works. In Ancient Egypt they reveal the artist-craftsman at practice, leisure and play. Apprentices, for instance, copied scenes to improve techniques; artists drew pictures to amuse, perhaps with satirical images and caricatures, or made measured studies for finished works. A wide range of trivial examples survive, together with more serious devotional, votive and dedicatory pieces.

AUTHOR: At the time of original publication, Anthea Page was based in the Department of Egyptology at University College London and worked on cataloguing material in the Petrie Collection.

By: Anthea Page
Imprint: Casemate Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 13
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 210mm,
ISBN: 9798888570241
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 August 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Acknowledgements_x000D_ _x000D_ Abbreviations_x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ Catalogue_x000D_ _x000D_ Appendix 1: Classification of the material of the pottery ostraca_x000D_ _x000D_ Appendix 2: Sketches on pottery vessels_x000D_ _x000D_ Concordance of Museum and Catalogue numbers_x000D_ _x000D_ Plates

At the time of original publication, Anthea Page was based in the Department of Egyptology at University College London and worked on cataloguing material in the Petrie Collection.

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Ancient Egyptian Figured Ostraca

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