Stone and Metal Vases

W.M. Flinders Petrie

• Publisher: Oxbow Books
• Year: 2024
• eBook ISBN: 9798888570746
• Topic: Storia
• Subtopic: Storia dell'antico Egitto

This facsimile edition of Flinders Petrie's 1937 typo-chronological catalogue of Egyptian stone vessels and Egyptian and Greaco-Roman metal vessels has been long out of print. It was a first attempt by Petrie to take an overview of the vessels recovered from numerous locations housed in major collections of the time, principally his own in University College London and over 700 items in Cairo Museum. Dating was derived from a variety of sources, the most important being that of royal names either on the vessels themselves or on associated materials in tombs. Examination of large, closed groups of objects from major royal tombs, each fixed to one reign, enabled development of a robust chronology for quite detailed changes at least for earlier dynasties, which could be extended by careful analysis of key traits. Each part is therefore arranged by major typological form with a discussion on derivation, chronological development in form and decoration and modes of manufacture. Both catalogues are fully illustrated with comparative charts of key features, line drawings and photographs of nearly 1000 stone and over 100 metal objects.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Plates
• Preface to the 2024 Edition
• Publisher’s Preface
• STONE VASES
• CHAPTER I: THE CYLINDER JAR
• CHAPTER II: BOWLS
• CHAPTER III: UPRIGHT VASES
• CHAPTER IV: KOHL VESSELS
• CHAPTER V: VASES OF THE XVIIITH DYNASTY
• CHAPTER VI: VASES OF LATE PERIODS
• CATALOGUE OF VASES: with reference to sources and to similar forms
• METAL VASES
• CHAPTER VII: EGYPTIAN VASES
• CHAPTER VIII: VASES OF GRAECO-ROMAN AGE
• List of Plates