• Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Turquoise in Ancient Egypt: Concept and Role

Turquoise in Ancient Egypt: Concept and Role

Paperback

Series: BAR International, Book 2602

ArchaeologyAncient Egypt

ISBN10: 1407312340
ISBN13: 9781407312347
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports
Published: Feb 15 2014
Pages: 115
Weight: 0.96
Height: 0.35 Width: 8.27 Depth: 11.69
Language: English

The present work is an attempt to give a comprehensive overview of turquoise and its role in Ancient Egypt. Turquoise was mined mainly in Sinai, at Maghara and at Serabit el Khadim, where the stone occurs in the sandstone rock. Ancient Egyptian mineralogical studies have neglected turquoise, focussing instead on the study of other minerals and metals such as gold, silver, and copper.

Also in

Ancient Egypt