Shrine of Eileithyia Minoan Goddess of Childbirth and Motherhood Volume I

The Egyptian-Type Artifacts

AvGunther Hölbl,Athanasia Kanta

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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This volume is a catalog of the ancient Egyptian imports and Egyptianizing artifacts found in 1962 during the excavation of a cave near Tsoutsouros (ancient Inatos), Crete, Greece. The cave was a sanctuary dedicated to the Minoan and Greek goddess Eileithyia. The Aegyptiaca of the Minoan and Mycenaean eras on Crete signify the political and economic relations between the Aegean rulers and the Egyptian royal court. Several of the objects are Egyptian scarabs, and they certainly represent official Egyptian-Cretan affairs, especially those dating from the reign of Amenophis III to the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Much of the cataloged objects come from the 10th to 7th centuries B.C., and they are appropriate for venerating the goddess of childbirth and motherhood. The statuettes, seals, and vessels are lavishly illustrated with plates of color photographs.

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Utgivningsdatum:2022-12-31
Mått:216 x 279 x 18 mm
Vikt:853 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Prehistory Monographs
Antal sidor:156
Förlag:INSTAP Academic Press
ISBN:9781931534345

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Philip P. Betancourt is the Laura H. Carnell Professor Emeritus of Aegean Prehistoric Art and Archaeology at Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University. He has been honoured with many awards including an honorary doctorate from the University of Athens, and in 2003 he was awarded the Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement from the Archaeological Institute of America.Athanasia Kanta is former director of the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Crete, which houses the world’s greatest collection of artifacts from the Minoan civilization (3100–1050 B.C.). She has participated in over 100 digs on the island. Kanta has published several books about her excavations such as the three-volume set on Monstiraki.

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Gunther Hölbl, along with Philip Betancourt and Konstantinos Chalikias, has filled a significant gap in the archaeological and cultural record on Crete and in the Aegean by publishing the Aegyptiaca collection from this sacred space and highlighting the regional awareness of Eileithyia across time. . . . Morrison, Jerolyn E., American Journal of Archaeology, July 2024 Vol. 128, No. 3

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Introduction Summary of Other Archaeological Work near Inatos Introduction to the Aegyptiaca from the Inatos Cavel Statuettes in Steatite and Ivory Statuettes of Faience Seal Amulets Spindle Whorl Vessels and Vessel Fragments Summary of the Aegyptiaca from Inatos References Indices Plates