BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS: On the Amenhotep III Inscribed Faience Fragments from Mycenae.

From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: April 1, 1999| Author: Lilyquist, Christine | Copyright information

Faience fragments with Egyptian hieroglyphs found at Mycenae between 1886 and 1969 are currently seen as Egyptian-made royal gifts from the time of Amenhotep III (1391-1353 B.C.). However, comparisons of objects from Egypt do not offer precise parallels, and limited scientific analyses of the Mycenae fragments support non-Egyptian manufacture. With function and manufacturing place of the fragments questioned, and the accessibility of all items for comparative study difficult, this article c...

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