essay

The Pre- and Early Dynastic pottery of Tel el-Fara'in/Buto

nile delta in transition : 4th.-3rd. millennium b.c. : proceedings of the seminar held in cairo, 21.-24. october 1990, at the netherlands institute of archaeology and arabic studiesTel Aviv, Israel • Published In 1992 • Pages: 11-22

By: Köhler, E. Christiana.

Abstract
Köhler describes the pottery found at Buto from the late Naqada period to the early 4th dynasty. The stata at Buto show a mostly gradual transition from Lower Egyptian pottery to Naqada pottery. There are some things that are unique to Buto such as miniture bowls and jars that had holes punched in them after firing. Also found amoung Buto pottery were imports from Syro-Palestine.
Subjects
History
Ceramic technology
Utensils
Visual arts
Cultural stratigraphy
tradition
Early Dynastic Egypt
HRAF PubDate
2005
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Northern Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 2004
Field Date
1987-1989
Coverage Date
Late Naqada to early Old Kingdom
Coverage Place
Buto (Tell el-Fara'in), Egypt
Notes
Christiana E. Köhler
Includes bibliographical references (p. 22)
LCCN
93135611
LCSH
Egypt--Antiquities/Egypt--History--To 332 B.C.