Kom Tuman II: Late Period to Graeco-Roman Pottery, Volumes I and II

About the

Sabine Laemmel read Classical Archaeology and Egyptology at the University of Geneva and completed her DPhil in Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Oxford in 2003. She has been working as a freelance ceramicist at various sites in Egypt since 2004.

Reviews

‘Pottery studies are always important for comparative studies. This is especially true for the post-pharaonic epochs in Egypt. This work is therefore of great importance, as the results obtained from it contribute to a better understanding of the everyday culture of these periods in Egypt. Furthermore, the analysis of imported pottery not only reveals the relations of Memphis to the (eastern) Mediterranean region, but also embeds the city and its surroundings in a larger political and economic context.’ Dr Laura Rembart, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften

‘As the only book to deal with pottery of this date and from this area it does indeed fill a large gap in our knowledge of Memphis at this time. It is likely to become a well-thumbed standard reference volume, especially because the book contains an enormous amount of primary data. As Egypt was in close contact with the other civilisations which bounded the Central and Eastern Mediterranean during the second half of the First Millennium BC, this book is certainly of interest to those working in the Phoenician, Greek, Persian and Roman worlds, with imports from these areas being prevalent in this book.’ Dr David Aston, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften