PUBLICATION OF COPTIC NILE MUD JAR STOPPERS PRESERVED IN EL ASHMOUNIN MUSEUM STORE

نوع المستند : المقالة الأصلية

المؤلف

Lecturer of Tourist Guidance, Faculty of Tourism &Hotels, Minia University

المستخلص

Sealed jar stoppers are very essential objects in art history for both their artistic and historical purposes. This article publishes sixteen mud jar stoppers. They are divided into six groups. They are preserved in in El Ashmounin Museum store. Their registration numbers in museum store record are (247, 248, 249, 985, 986, and 9870; stamped with different Christian designs. The whole collection was made out of Nile mud mixed with straw; unfortunately, their place of discovery is unknown. This study follows descriptive, comparative, and analytical methodology. 
 

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