Pottery from the Sarapeion Greek Bath at Krokodilopolis/Kiman Faris
IntroductionThe main town of the province of Faiyum since the Old Kingdom was Shedet (Šdt), that was named in Greek “Krokodilon Polis” (Κροκοδίλων πόλις), Ptolemais Euyergetis (Πτολεµαὶς Εὐεργέτις), Arsinoiton Polis ( Ἀρσινοιτῶν πόλις), and Arsinoe ( Ἀρσινόη). The town was a centre for the cult of...
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Bulletin de liaison de la céramique égyptienne
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| Yhteenveto: | IntroductionThe main town of the province of Faiyum since the Old Kingdom was Shedet (Šdt), that was named in Greek “Krokodilon Polis” (Κροκοδίλων πόλις), Ptolemais Euyergetis (Πτολεµαὶς Εὐεργέτις), Arsinoiton Polis ( Ἀρσινοιτῶν πόλις), and Arsinoe ( Ἀρσινόη). The town was a centre for the cult of Sobek, the crocodile god. The ruins of the ancient town were recognised within the north-western part of Medinet el-Faiyum, the district of Kiman Faris. It is about 90 km south-west of Cairo, on th... |
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