British Museum - Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt

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Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt

Alexandra Villing, Marianne Bergeron, Giorgos Bourogiannis, Alan Johnston, François Leclère, Aurélia Masson and Ross Thomas

With Daniel von Recklinghausen, Jeffrey Spencer, Valerie Smallwood, Virginia Webb and Susan Woodford

Supported by

• The Shelby White - Leon Levy Program for Archaeological Publications
• Christian Levett and the Mougins Museum of Classical Art
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The Greek-Egyptian town of Naukratis in the Nile Delta was a major centre of cross-cultural contact in the ancient world. This catalogue presents the wealth of archaeological finds made in late 19th and early 20th century excavations at the site, well over 17,000 objects that are today dispersed in museums worldwide.

Comprising Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Cypriot objects dating from the 7th century BC to the 7th century AD, it illustrates the rich and varied history of this important site.

 

1. Introduction 

2. Excavating Naukratis: from the 19th century until today 

3. Excavating Naukratis: reconstructing a 19th-century excavation 

4. Naukratis, Egypt and Mediterranean world: Greek–Egyptian relations in the 7th to 6th centuries BC 

5. Naukratis, Egypt and Mediterranean world: a port and trading city 

6. The site of Naukratis: topography, buildings, landscape 

7. The material culture of Naukratis: an overview 

Object groups in focus

The decoration of the temple of Amun 

Foundation deposits 

Stone vessels 

Bronze votive offerings 

Offering spoons 

New Year's flasks 

Archaic mixed style faience vessels 

Archaic mixed style faience figures 

Stone and terracotta figures – an introduction 

Cypriot figures in terracotta and limestone 

Greek terracotta figures 

Egyptian Late Period figures in terracotta and limestone 

Ptolemaic and Roman figures 

Egyptian Late Period pottery 

Local Greek pottery 

Chian pottery 

Corinthian pottery 

Laconian pottery 

Greek transport amphorae 

Stamped amphorae 

Ceramic inscriptions 

Inscriptions on Greek Vases 

Greek and Latin inscriptions on stone 

Lamps in terracotta and bronze 

Portable stoves and braziers in terracotta 

Preface

A note on this catalogue and acknowledgements 

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