The Excavations at Ismant al-Kharab: Volume II - The Christian Monuments of Kellis: The Churches and Cemeteries: 2 (Dakhleh Oasis Project: Monograph, 23) - Image 1

£59.98

This is the most expensive it has ever been. Walk away.

£60 today · previous high £60 · all-time low £31

Oxbow Books The Excavations at Ismant al-Kharab: Volume II - The Christian Monuments of Kellis: The Churches and Cemeteries: 2 (Dakhleh Oasis Project: Monograph, 23)

Name: The Excavations at Ismant al-Kharab: Volume II - The Christian Monuments of Kellis: The Churches and Cemeteries: 2 (Dakhleh Oasis Project: Monograph, 23)
Brand: Oxbow Books
Price: 59.98 GBP
Availability: InStock

Medieval

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 42 days • 3 price levels

Days at Price

Current Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £34 (26 days, 61.9%)

Price range: £31 - £60

Price levels: 3 different prices over 42 days

Description

The adoption of Christianity by the Egyptian populace was well underway by the late third century, but evidence for its presence in the archaeological record from the Nile valley is sparse. This is due, in part, to the loss of ancient settlement sites beneath modern cultivation. By comparison, Ismant al-Kharab, ancient Kellis, in Dakhleh Oasis, was abandoned at the end of the fourth century and many of its structures survive intact. The villagers, moreover, left behind a wealth of artefacts and documentation. By the late third century some had converted to Christianity and by the early fourth century three churches were built to accommodate their growing numbers. The churches afford an unparalleled window into three ecclesiastical complexes that served a single village. The Large East Church, moreover, is the earliest surviving example of a purpose-built basilica in Egypt known thus far. It provides a better understanding of the development of Egyptian church architecture and has forced a reappraisal of the dates of certain features that were previously attributed to the fifth century. The community established three burial grounds: Kellis 2, with an estimated 3,500–4,000 graves, a funerary church and associated graveyard, and in a reused monumental mausoleum. Christian cemeteries are known throughout North Africa, Europe, and Britain, but in Egypt few are published in anything but a cursory manner. At Kellis, 800+ graves have been excavated; the earliest burials date to the late third century confirming the evidence of an early conversion by some villagers and its rapid expansion thereafter. This volume provides the first detailed publication of the churches and Christian burial grounds. It incorporates a discussion of the spread of Christianity in Egypt’s Southern Oasis, drawing upon data from the rich textual documentation from the site. The material culture is presented in detail, especially the extensive collection of ceramics, glass, and coins.

Product Specifications

Brand: Oxbow Books
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1789259630
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Art Movements > Medieval
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 31 December 2023
Listed Since: 14 October 2022

Barcode

No barcode data available

This is the most expensive it has ever been. Walk away.

Oxbow Books The Excavations at Ismant al-Kharab: Volume II - The Christian Monuments of Kellis: The Churches and Cemeteries: 2 (Dakhleh Oasis Project: Monograph, 23)

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Kellis: A Roman-Period Village in Egypt's Dakhleh Oasis

Coptic Documentary Texts From Kellis: Volume 2 P. Kellis VII: 16 (Dakhleh Oasis Project Monographs)

'Ain el-Gedida: 2006-2008 Excavations of a Late Antique Site in Egypt's Western Desert (Amheida IV): 8 (ISAW Monographs)

The Hellenistic Paintings of Marisa: 07 (The Palestine Exploration Fund Annual)

Early Christianity at Amheida (Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis), A Fourth-Century Church: Volume I, The Excavations (Amheida VII): 16 (ISAW Monographs)

The Routledge Handbook of Early Christian Art

The Mortuary Temple of Senwosret III at Abydos (Publications of the Pennsylvania-Yale Expedition to Egypt) (Yale Egyptological Series) (Yale Egyptological Studies)

Sepolture, rituali e comunità nei secoli IV-VI d.C.: Il cimitero paleocristiano e bizantino di Vaste (Puglia meridionale) (British Archaeological Reports International Series)

Colors and Textures of Roman North Africa: Essays in Memory of Maureen a. Tilley: 13 (CUA Studies in Early Christianity)

Debate and Dialogue: Christian and Pagan Cultures c. 360-430

Czech Institute of Egyptology - Abusir XII Monograph

The Temple of Ramesses II in Abydos: Volume I, Wall Scenes - Part 1, Exterior Walls and Courts & Part 2, Chapels and First Pylon

The Legionary Bath-house and Basilica and Forum at Exeter (Exeter Archaeological Reports): 1

Dakhleh Oasis and the Western Desert of Egypt under the Ptolemies: 17 (Dakhleh Oasis Project Monographs)

Greek and Latin Inscriptions from Sardis: Part II: Finds since 1958: Finds from 1958 to 2017: 14 (Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Monographs)

Dakhleh Oasis Project: Preliminary Reports on the 1994-1995 to 1998-1999 Field Seasons: 11 (Dakhleh Oasis Project Monographs)

Kom al-Ahmer - Kom Wasit I: Excavations in the Metelite Nome, Egypt: ca. 700 BC – AD 1000

The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity: AD 395-700 (The Routledge History of the Ancient World)

Inscribing Faith in Late Antiquity: Between Reading and Seeing (Image, Text, and Culture in Classical Antiquity)

Bifao 121 (Bulletin De L'institut Francais D'archeologie Orientale, 121)

Damasus of Rome: The Epigraphic Poetry (Oxford Early Christian Texts)

The Historical Sites of Egypt: Ash-Sharqiyyah Governorate v. 1

Exegesis and Spiritual Pedagogy in Maximus the Confessor: An Investigation of the Quaestiones Ad Thalassium: 7 (Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity)

The Temple of Ramesses II in Abydos Volume 3: Architectural and Inscriptional Features (Resources in Arabic and Islamic Studies)

This is the most expensive it has ever been. Walk away.

Oxbow Books The Excavations at Ismant al-Kharab: Volume II - The Christian Monuments of Kellis: The Churches and Cemeteries: 2 (Dakhleh Oasis Project: Monograph, 23)

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Kellis: A Roman-Period Village in Egypt's Dakhleh Oasis

Coptic Documentary Texts From Kellis: Volume 2 P. Kellis VII: 16 (Dakhleh Oasis Project Monographs)

'Ain el-Gedida: 2006-2008 Excavations of a Late Antique Site in Egypt's Western Desert (Amheida IV): 8 (ISAW Monographs)

The Hellenistic Paintings of Marisa: 07 (The Palestine Exploration Fund Annual)

Early Christianity at Amheida (Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis), A Fourth-Century Church: Volume I, The Excavations (Amheida VII): 16 (ISAW Monographs)

The Routledge Handbook of Early Christian Art

The Mortuary Temple of Senwosret III at Abydos (Publications of the Pennsylvania-Yale Expedition to Egypt) (Yale Egyptological Series) (Yale Egyptological Studies)

Sepolture, rituali e comunità nei secoli IV-VI d.C.: Il cimitero paleocristiano e bizantino di Vaste (Puglia meridionale) (British Archaeological Reports International Series)

Colors and Textures of Roman North Africa: Essays in Memory of Maureen a. Tilley: 13 (CUA Studies in Early Christianity)

Debate and Dialogue: Christian and Pagan Cultures c. 360-430

Czech Institute of Egyptology - Abusir XII Monograph

The Temple of Ramesses II in Abydos: Volume I, Wall Scenes - Part 1, Exterior Walls and Courts & Part 2, Chapels and First Pylon

The Legionary Bath-house and Basilica and Forum at Exeter (Exeter Archaeological Reports): 1

Dakhleh Oasis and the Western Desert of Egypt under the Ptolemies: 17 (Dakhleh Oasis Project Monographs)

Greek and Latin Inscriptions from Sardis: Part II: Finds since 1958: Finds from 1958 to 2017: 14 (Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Monographs)

Dakhleh Oasis Project: Preliminary Reports on the 1994-1995 to 1998-1999 Field Seasons: 11 (Dakhleh Oasis Project Monographs)

Kom al-Ahmer - Kom Wasit I: Excavations in the Metelite Nome, Egypt: ca. 700 BC – AD 1000

The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity: AD 395-700 (The Routledge History of the Ancient World)

Inscribing Faith in Late Antiquity: Between Reading and Seeing (Image, Text, and Culture in Classical Antiquity)

Bifao 121 (Bulletin De L'institut Francais D'archeologie Orientale, 121)

Damasus of Rome: The Epigraphic Poetry (Oxford Early Christian Texts)

The Historical Sites of Egypt: Ash-Sharqiyyah Governorate v. 1

Exegesis and Spiritual Pedagogy in Maximus the Confessor: An Investigation of the Quaestiones Ad Thalassium: 7 (Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity)

The Temple of Ramesses II in Abydos Volume 3: Architectural and Inscriptional Features (Resources in Arabic and Islamic Studies)