Abstract
Located in the Portuguese city of Guimarães, the Sociedade Martins Sarmento’s Museum holds in its collection a unique and intriguing piece: an Egyptian glass oinochoai. This small Egyptian vase was supposedly found near to Lisbon, in a Luso-Roman sepulture, being later donated to the Museum. If so, this is the only case of this kind of Egyptian object found in Portugal and, however, has received no attention by any Egyptologist so far.
Is it really an Egyptian artefact? How did it reach Portugal in the first place? What story does it tell us? Focusing on the analysis of the artefact, as well as in an intensive search for information, try to answer these questions, as well as to provide a concise scientific
Is it really an Egyptian artefact? How did it reach Portugal in the first place? What story does it tell us? Focusing on the analysis of the artefact, as well as in an intensive search for information, try to answer these questions, as well as to provide a concise scientific
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 36 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 30 May 2018 |
| Event | Mediterranean Studies Association - Sant'Anna Institute, Sorrento, Italy Duration: 30 May 2018 → 2 Jun 2018 Conference number: 21 https://www.mediterraneanstudies.org/2018-conference.html |
Conference
| Conference | Mediterranean Studies Association |
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| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Sorrento |
| Period | 30/05/18 → 2/06/18 |
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