The Origin of Imported Jars from 6th Dynasty Abusir: New Light on Early Bronze Age Egyptian-Levantine Relations

Thin-section petrography on imported Combed jars from the 6th Dynasty Abusir tomb complex of Qar and his family identified the central Levant, between Beirut and Tripoli, as the production zone of the vessels. Dating to the reign of 6th Dynasty king Pepy II (ca. 2278-2184 b.c.), the jars were made o...

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Authors: Sowada, Karin 1961- (Author) ; Ownby, Mary F. (Author) ; Bárta, Miroslav 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2021
In: Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2021, Volume: 386, Pages: 221-236
Further subjects:B Lebanon
B Trade
B Petrography
B Early Bronze Age
B Egypt
B Ceramics
B Levant
B Old Kingdom
B Abusir
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