Ancient perspectives on Egypt /
We have material evidence that proves that Egypt was in contact with other regions and polities from an early period, seemingly in the form of exchange and trade in commodities. But what did these foreigners make of the Egyptians? These twelve essays explore the complexities of answering this questi...
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London :
UCL Press : Institute of Archaeology, University College London,
2003
London : Portland, Or. : UCL Press, Institute of Archaeology ; Cavendish Pub., 2003 London : Portland, Or. : 2003 |
| Series: | Encounters with ancient Egypt
Encounters with ancient Egypt (London, England) Encounters with ancient Egypt |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The worlds of ancient Egypt
- aspects, sources, interactions / Roger Matthews and Cornelia Roemer
- 2. South Levantine encounters with ancient Egypt at the beginning of the third millennium / Eliot Braun
- 3. Egyptian stone vessels and the politics of exchange (2617-1070 BC) / Rachael Thyrza Sparks
- 4. Reconstructing the role of Egyptian culture in the value regimes of the bronze age Aegean: stone vessels and their social contexts / Andrew Bevan
- 5. Love and war in the late bronze age: Egypt and Hatti / David Warburton
- 6. Egypt and Mesopotamia in the late bronze and iron ages / David Warburton and Roger Matthews
- 7. Finding the Egyptian in early Greek art / Jeremy Tanner
- 8. Upside down and back to front: Herodotus and the Greek encounter with Egypt / Thomas Harrison
- 9. Encounters with ancient Egypt: the Hellenistic Greek experience / Csaba A. Lad́a
- 10. Pilgrimage in Greco-Roman Egypt: new perspectives on graffiti from the Memnonion at Abydos / Ian Rutherford
- 11. Carry-on at Canopus: the Nilotic mosaic from Palestrina and Roman attitudes to Egypt / Susan Walker
- 12. Roman poets on Egypt / Herwig Maehler
- 1 Introduction: the Worlds of Ancient Egypt--Aspects, Sources, Interactions / Roger Matthews, Cornelia Roemer 1
- 2 South Levantine Encounters with Ancient Egypt at the Beginning of the Third Millennium / Eliot Braun 21
- 3 Egyptian Stone Vessels and the Politics of Exchange (2617-1070 BC) / Rachael Thyrza Sparks 39
- 4 Reconstructing the Role of Egyptian Culture in the Value Regimes of the Bronze Age Aegean: Stone Vessels and their Social Contexts / Andrew Bevan 57
- 5 Love and War in the Late Bronze Age: Egypt and Hatti / David Warburton 75
- 6 Egypt and Mesopotamia in the Late Bronze and Iron Ages / David Warburton, Roger Matthews 101
- 7 Finding the Egyptian in Early Greek Art / Jeremy Tanner 115
- 8 Upside Down and Back to Front: Herodotus and the Greek Encounter with Egypt / Thomas Harrison 145
- 9 Encounters with Ancient Egypt: The Hellenistic Greek Experience / Csaba A. La'da 157
- 10 Pilgrimage in Greco-Roman Egypt: New Perspectives on Graffiti from the Memnonion at Abydos / Ian Rutherford 171
- 11 Carry-on at Canopus: the Nilotic mosaic from Palestrina and Roman Attitudes to Egypt / Susan Walker 191
- 12 Roman Poets on Egypt / Herwig Maehler 203