The Tomb of Maya and Meryt III: The New Kingdom Pottery (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780856982453)

This volume presents the pottery from the tomb of Maya and Meryt (located in the New Kingdom necropolis at Saqqara) in its archaeological context. Volume I was devoted to the reliefs, and volume II to the objects and skeletal remains from the tomb. The closely dated burial assemblage of Maya (Year 9 of Horemheb) and associated offering pottery form the basis for tracing the development of pottery forms in the late Eighteenth Dynasty and continuing into the Ramesside Period. The wealth of blue-painted pottery (amounting to 187 vessels) is carefully described, the motifs represented in the designs are discussed, and aspects of the chronological development of blue-painted pottery are illustrated. 96 colour photographs are included showing many of these beautiful blue-painted vessels. Numerous inscriptions on the pottery provide interesting information on the actual contents of the vessels provided for Maya's burial.

Author: Barbara G. Aston, David A. Aston, Jacobus Van Dijk
ISBN-10: 0856982458
ISBN-13: 9780856982453
Publisher: Egypt Exploration Society
Language: English
Published: 03/24/2023
Pages: 426
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.40lbs
Size: 11.65h x 8.19w x 1.02d