How Many Porters?

Members of the Old Kingdom elite were at times represented in their tombs in carrying chairs, transported by varying numbers of porters, from two up to twenty four. More than a dozen porters seems to be unparalleled in both ancient an more recent written and visual sources, including photographs. It...

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Main Author: Vasiljević, Vera (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Akademie [2015]
In: Ägypten und Levante
Year: 2015, Volume: 25, Pages: 509-535
Further subjects:B Tombs
B African art
B Kingdom of Egypt
B Roads
B Chairs
B Ancient Egypt
B Boats
B Iconography
B Porters
B Kings
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