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Figurines féminines de Gebel el-Zeit (Égypte)

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In the mountain massif of Gebel el-Zeit, on the Red Sea cost, 50 km to the south of Ras Gharib, are two mining sites. There, the galena was exploited from the Thinite Period to the end of the New Kingdom. One of the two sites includes a sanctuary which was intermittently used by mining expeditions between the reigns of Amenemhat III and Ramesses II. Originally, the sanctuary used abandoned mine galleries, then has developed on a rock-cut terrace. Thus, the late state of the sanctuary is a dry-stone circular construction, leaning on a terrace. Material recovery from older sanctuaries and material of the last occupation were stocked in this sanctuary : on the one hand, permanent and cultual objects (divine statues, royal stelae) ; on the other hand, votive objects, the most representative type of which is a terracotta female figurine, wrapped in cloth and adorned with beads and scarabs. A dozen of them carry newborn children. The material associated to the figurines constitute a consistent group of offerings : beads and amulets, shells, Tell el-Yahudiya-type perfume vessel, miniature combs, small palm-leaflet baskets. More, the site has delivered some stone or wooden female figurines. The figurines and the associated material were deposited inside a sanctuary including the names of Min, Horus, Ptah and Hathor « lady of galena », the latter being the major goddess. This paper presents the main aspects of those female figurines in the context of the sanctuary where they were deposited.
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halshs-02062269, version 1 (08-03-2019)

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Isabelle Régen, Georges Castel. Figurines féminines de Gebel el-Zeit (Égypte). Figurines féminines nues. Proche-Orient, Egypte, Nubie, Méditerranée, Asie centrale (Néolithique - IIIe siècle après J.C.). Approche contextuelle et comparative, Laboratoire Archéologie et histoire ancienne : Méditérranée - Europe (Archimède - UMR 7044), Jun 2015, Strasbourg, France. pp.29-42. ⟨halshs-02062269⟩
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