Su alcune terrecotte da Tell el-Maskhuta

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AEGYPTUS

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AEGYPTUS - 2022 - 1

Titolo

Su alcune terrecotte da Tell el-Maskhuta

On Some Terracottas from Tell el-Maskhuta

Autori

Maria Cristina Guidotti, Annalinda Iacoviello

Editore

Vita e Pensiero

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10-2022

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10.26350/001217_000092

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0001-9046 (stampa) | 1827-7888 (digitale)

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In this contribution, four terracotta statuettes from Tell el-Maskhuta are presented. In the first part, a Bes statuette, and a female head are described, whose meaning may be related to the Late and Ptolemaic Period domestic religious practices. In the second part, two female figurines are presented. Once called “concubines of the dead”, they are better defined as “fertility female figures”. Interestingly, one of them holds a little monkey. They may be dated to the Late and Ptolemaic Periods.

keywords

Tell el-Maskhuta; Terracotta Statuettes; Bes; Female Figurines; Domestic Context.

Biografia degli autori

Annalinda Iacoviello, MEM, Multidisciplinary Egyptological Mission. Email: annalindaiacoviello@gmail.com
Maria Cristina Guidotti, Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale del CNR. Email: mcguidotti@yahoo.it