Knobbed bowls from Naqada II and III contexts in Egypt

• Authors: Marcin Czarnowicz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The knobbed bowls are a rare kind of pottery assigned by W. M. F. Petrie to F(ancy) group. This very limited in number collection often was connected with ritual or mortuary context. Its exceptional and unparalleled in Egypt form orders scholars to look for the roots of such style abroad. Another region where vessels of this type are far more common is southern Levant. In this paper the author will show the link between knobbed pottery from Naqadan context in Egypt with species of Levantine origin.

Keywords

EN

Knobbed bowls; Naqada; Early Bronze Age; Grey Burnished; Ware; Tell el-Farkha

• Publisher: Księgarnia Akademicka
• Journal: Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 15
• Pages: 77-90

Contributors

author

Marcin Czarnowicz

• Jagiellonian University

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