Pottery Decoration in Dakhleh Oasis During the Ptolemaic Period: Evidence for a “Dakhleh Style”
Painted decoration is arguably the most recognisable and defining characteristic of the Ptolemaic pottery tradition in Dakhleh Oasis. Despite its striking nature, it has gone unrecognised in the past as a distinctly Ptolemaic feature, and vessels with such decoration have been attributed broadly to...
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Bulletin de liaison de la céramique égyptienne
2026
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| Acceso en línea: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumario: | Painted decoration is arguably the most recognisable and defining characteristic of the Ptolemaic pottery tradition in Dakhleh Oasis. Despite its striking nature, it has gone unrecognised in the past as a distinctly Ptolemaic feature, and vessels with such decoration have been attributed broadly to the “Roman” and “Christian” pottery traditions of the oasis. A number of studies dealing with Ptolemaic painted decoration in the Nile Valley have appeared in the published literature over the yea... |
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