Medicinal Vessels from Tell Atrib (Egypt)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21220079 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adam Łajtar (0000-0003-3842-2180, University of Warsaw), Anna Południkiewicz (0000-0002-6973-5975, University of Warsaw) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Issue | 30 |
| Pages | 315 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Études et Travaux (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2084-6762 • E-ISSN: 2449-9579 |
| Publisher | Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika/Nicolaus Copernicus University (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.12775/etudtrav.30.016 |
| OpenAlex | W2766652353 |
| Language | CA |
| References cited | 6 |
This article offers publication of seventeen miniature vessels discovered in Hellenistic strata of Athribis (modern Tell Atrib) during excavations carried out by Polish-Egyptian Mission in the 1980s/1990s. The vessels, made of clay, faience and bronze, are mostly imports from various areas within the Mediterranean, including Sicily and Lycia, and more rarely – local imitations of imported forms. Two vessels carry stamps with Greek inscriptions, indicating that they were containers for lykion, a medicine extracted from the plant of the same name, highly esteemed in antiquity. The vessels may be connected with a healing activity practised within the Hellenistic bath complex
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Bronze · Bronze Age · Excavation · Geography · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Paleopathology and ancient diseases
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |