Overview

A new chapter on the material heritage of the Nabataean culture is opened in this book. The clay lamps, and the artificial lighting they provided, prove that daily activities in this prominent proto-Arabic kingdom did not cease after sunset or in dark environments. The studied items shed light on the different cultural aspects of the Nabataean society, which had been in close contact with the contemporaneous world of the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Peninsula.

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Author:   Nabil Ibrahim Khairy
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9781407314662

ISBN 10:   1407314661
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   22 March 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Foreword Introduction I. Classification and Characteristics of the Nabataean Lamps Group I: The Well-Produced Lamps with Figurative Ornamentation Group I. A: Nabataean Lamps with Tight Sun-Rays on Broad Rim Group I. B: Lamps Decorated with Miscellaneous Deities and Other Figurative Subjects Group I. C: Lamps Decorated with Birds, Beasts, and Insects Group I. D: Pottery Lamps with Metal Prototypes Group I. E: Lamps Decorated with Floral Elements, Shells, and Torches Group I. F: Elaborated Lamps with Handles in the Form of ""Human Heads"" Group I. G: Lamps in the Form of a Sandaled Right Foot Group I. H: Miscellaneous Group II: Crude and Coarse Lamps Variant II. A: Crude Molded Lamps with Decorative Discus Variant II. B: Crude Hand-made Lamps with Plain Discus Group III: Lamps of the Late Roman Period Candlesticks II. Every Day Life and Religious Beliefs: An Antiquarian and Art Historic Commentary on the Nabataean Lamps II. 1. Themes of Nabataean Every Day Life II. 1. 1. The Sandal Lamps II. 1. 2. Fisherman Catching a Fish II. 1. 3. Symplegmata II. 1. 4. The Cluster of Grapes II. 1. 5. The Olive Branches II. 1. 6. The Dove II. 1. 7. The Dolphin II. 1. 8. The Locust on the Grapes II. 1. 9. The Crescent II. 1. 10. The Scallop-Shell II.1. 11. The Lion II. 1. 12. The Torches II. 1. 13. The Rosette II. 1. 14. Sun-Rays II. 1. 15. Masks II. 1. 16. Satyr-like or Mimic Dancer II. 1. 17. Sacrifice II. 1. 18. Peacock II. 2. Mythological Subjects II. 2. 1. Aphrodite Anadyomene II. 2. 2. Eros II. 2. 3. Tyche / Fortuna II. 2. 4. Heracles II. 2. 5. The Centaurs III. Stratigraphical Outlines III. 1. The Chronological Phases III. 2. Table of Concordance IV. Index of Provenances of The Studied Lamps V. Bibliography and Abbreviations VI. Index"

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Nabil I. Khairy received his PhD from London University in 1975. He is currently a Professor of Graeco-Roman Archaeology at the University of Jordan, Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He has established himself as one of the leading Classical archaeologists of the country in his time. He has received many international awards and is reputed as an excavator of the Nabataean metropole of Petra.

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