Stone Vessels

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    Abstract

    In the Early Levant and Mesopotamia, stone vessels functioned at different levels of ancient societies. Key areas - Egypt, Crete, the Gulf, Iran and Southern Mesopotamia -produced distinctive shapes with characteristic stones, using manufacturing techniques that differed across the region. Using the ARCANE Regional and chronological framework, key shapes, stone types, and the movement of stone vessels are outlined. With emphasis on exchange mechanisms in the Levant, it is demonstrated that stone vessels purposed beyond the strictly utilitarian were a prestige item, coveted and acquired by elites for religious, political or funerary display, and as a means of projecting state ideologies.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAssociated Regional Chronologies for the Ancient Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean
    Subtitle of host publicationARCANE Interregional Vol. II: Artefacts
    EditorsMarc Lebeau
    Place of PublicationTurnhout
    PublisherBrepols
    Pages245-276
    Number of pages32
    ISBN (Print)9782503549880
    Publication statusPublished - 2018
    Event5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East - University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
    Duration: 3 Apr 20068 Apr 2006
    Conference number: 11
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    NameAssociated Regional Chronologies for the Ancient Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean
    PublisherBrepols

    Conference

    Conference5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
    Abbreviated titleICAANE
    Country/TerritorySpain
    CityMadrid
    Period3/04/068/04/06
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    Keywords

    • Levant
    • Material culture--Egypt
    • Stone Artefacts
    • Stone vessels
    • Egypt--Old Kingdom

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