Copper Sheathing and Painting with Orpiment at Elephantine Island (Fifth Century B.C.E.)
The earliest use of copper sheathing is attested in finds from shipwrecks of the second century B.C.E. The use of orpiment in encaustic painting of ships' hulls is found in the writings of Pliny. The former practice was primarily used to repair the hull, while the latter was a technique that se...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
The University of Chicago Press
2004
|
| In: |
Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2004, Volume: 336, Pages: 31-35 |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (JSTOR) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | The earliest use of copper sheathing is attested in finds from shipwrecks of the second century B.C.E. The use of orpiment in encaustic painting of ships' hulls is found in the writings of Pliny. The former practice was primarily used to repair the hull, while the latter was a technique that served as an anti-fouling measure. Both of these procedures are attested in a papyrus from the Nilotic island of Elephantine (Yeb), which deals with repairs of a baris-ship. The document is dated to the year 411 B.C.E., thus providing the earliest evidence for the use of these two techniques in ancient ship construction. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/4150086 |