Under the Potter's Tree (Hardcover). This item is unavailable.Under the Potter's Tree (Hardcover)

Hardcover. This book presents fifty wide-ranging articles written by variousinternational scholars in honour of Janine Bourriau. In date these studiesrange from the Predynastic Period to the Twentieth Century AD and coverall aspects of Egyptology. As is to be expected most deal with the topicfor which Janine is most famous - ceramic studies. These include items onminiature pots, Aswan flasks, fish dishes, Bes vases, embalming caches,terracotta figurines, copies of ceramic vessels in glass, stone and metal,painted pottery, depictions of vases in Egyptian reliefs, newly excavatedceramic material, and the influence of Egyptian motifs on pottery of theEighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries AD.However as a token of Janine'swide-ranging enthusiasm for her chosen career, there are also articleswhich consider hair combs, soul houses, stelae, coffins, Nubia, thedormitian of princess Meketaten, the length of the reign of Seti I, LatePeriod names, Ancient Egyptian science, Petrie's unpublished archives andLuxor geology. This book presents fifty wide-ranging articles written by various international scholars in honour of Janine Bourriau. In date these studies range from the Predynastic Period to the Twentieth Century AD and cover all aspects of Egyptology. As is to be expected most deal with the topic for which Janine is most famous - ceramic studies Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…