Small Statue, Big Conspiracy
Evidence of Trade in Goods from Ancient Egyptian Tombs during the Fatimid Period
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/jia.18278Keywords:
shabti, Fatimid, Ramla, SaqqaraAbstract
In a large excavation, located in the proximity of the White Mosque, a residential building dated to the Fatimid period was uncovered. The layout and the small finds of this spacious building attest to the wealth of its inhabitants. One special find was a shabti figurine found in a reception room. The figurine is evidence of robbery and trade in funerary items from Ancient Egypt.
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