|
|
Article: BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS: On the Amenhotep III Inscribed Faience Fragments from Mycenae.
- Article from:
- The Journal of the American Oriental Society
- Article date:
- April 1, 1999
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1999 American Oriental Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Faience fragments excavated by Chrestos Tsountas, George Mylonas, and William Taylour at Mycenae and mostly inscribed with Egyptian hieroglyphs have elicited particular interest during the past twenty years as trade and economy became major areas of interest. Wolfgang Helck suggested that the fragments once decorated an Egyptian room at the site (1979: 96f.). Vronwy Hankey thought that they were brought by official visitors from Egypt who returned (to Amarna) with Mycenaean pottery (1980: 45f.). Eric Cline stated that they were surely foundation deposit bricks, part of a larger royal gift that had implications for international economy (1987; 1990; 1994: 38-42, 143 nos. ...