‘Scenes de Gynecees’ Figured Ostraca from New Kingdom Egypt. Iconography and Intent, Paperback/Joanne Backhouse

This work examines images of women and children drawn on ostraca from Deir el-Medina, referred to in previous scholarship as ‘Scènes de Gynécées’. This publication represents the first systematic study of this material, and it brings together ostraca from museums worldwide to form a corpus united contextually, thematically and stylistically. Publisher: Archaeopress Author(s): Joanne Backhouse Illustration(s): 170 figures Number of pages: 136 Collection: Archaeopress Egyptology Publication date: 2020 Dimensions: 204 x 432 x 4 Cover type: Paperback / softback