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This volume, consisting of two separate parts, is an updated and expanded version of the author's 1991 dissertation and aims to present all known Egyptian imports found on the island of Crete. The first part concentrates on various groups of imports including stone vases, faience and glass vessels, pottery, scarabs, beads and figurative art not only in terms of their temporal and spatial distribution on Crete but also in terms of their impact on Minoan material culture. The chapters are completed by a discussion of the object's development within Egypt. Absolute dates for the Egyptian imports are given and discussed as well as an up-to-date account of current research and knowledge, thus making the first part an extremely valuable handbook for scholars not so familiar with Egyptian material culture. Apart from objects,
iconographical images which entered the Minoan culture are also discussed, such as the hippopotamus-goddess Taweret, which was converted into the "Minoan genius" or other images like the representation of the cat, the crocodile or the ape. Numerous distribution maps accompany the first part, as does an extensive bibliography. The second part comprises the catalogue of Egyptian and Egyptianizing artefacts arranged according to the site where the object was found. The state of research for each site is discussed in brief, followed by the respective catalogue entries including description, measurements, dating and bibliography. Concordances to museum inventory numbers and previous catalogues as well as drawings for each piece complete the second part of this volume.
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