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Article: Making stone vessels in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt.
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- Antiquity
- Article date:
- September 1, 1993
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How were the fine stone jars and vessels of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia made? An experimental test of materials and techniques explores the methods of early drilling.
Similarities between the Uruk and Jemdet Nasr periods of Mesopotamia (c. 3600--2900 BC) and the Gerzean and early dynastic periods of Egypt (c. 3500--2900 BC) include cylinder seals, the recessed panelled facade design in architecture, the use of pictographs, decorative art and the shapes of stone vessels. And craftsmen from Mesopotamia and Egypt necessarily developed similar tools and techniques for manufacturing stone vessels. In order to explore these similarities, I investigated the use of a ...
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