Aegean Influence in the Tomb Of Kha?

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https://doi.org/10.26247/aura3.2

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This paper argues that a pair of bronze tweezers, also known as a curling tong or ‘composite tool’, from the Tomb of the architect Kha at Deir el Medina may reflect early Egyptian relations with the Mycenaean world. Though the objects such as these were known and manufactured in Egypt for several centuries before the burial of Kha, the shape of this particular object, which is now in the Egyptian Museum of Turin, is remarkable and betrays Mycenaean stylistic influence. This notion is further supported by other Aegean elements in the Tomb of Kha and elsewhere at Deir el Medina.

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Jorrit Kelder, Wolfson College, Oxford & Leiden Institute for Area Studies, Leiden University

Dr Kelder's academic background is in archaeology and ancient history, and he has a special interest in the formation of early states, the integration of material and textual evidence, and connections between the various regions of the ancient Near East (especially Egypt, Syria and Anatolia), the eastern Mediterranean (especially the Aegean) and the Balkan. He received my M.A. in Mediterranean Archaeology in 2003 from the University of Amsterdam, and was awarded my PhD in January 2009 at the VU University of Amsterdam. He is the author of numerous papers and monographs on the Ancient World, served as a consultant and guest curator to various museums, and have been involved in numerous fieldwork projects (in the Netherlands, Romania, Greece, Syria, and Egypt).

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