Potters of Deir El-Gharbi, The: The Balls Industry of Upper Egypt
- Synopsis
- Introduces the Balls pottery industry of Qena Governorate (north of Luxor) in Upper Egypt, illustrating the methods and materials used by the Egyptian marl potters of Deir-el-Gharbi, from the mining of the calcareous clay through all the stages of producing the water storage vessel (the Balls jar) to the final distribution of the finished product.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Multimedia; 30 slides.
- Year of production
- 1995
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £32.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)
- Documentation
- Accompanying 12-page text with introduction, map, commentary, bibliography.
- Subjects
- Crafts
- Keywords
- Egypt; pottery
Credits
- Writer
- Paul T Nicholson
Distributor
- Name
Manchester Metropolitan University, Faculty of Art and Design
- c.hilton@mmu.ac.uk or j.davis@mmu.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/visualresources/slidesets/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0161 247 1930
- Fax
- 0161 247 6897
- Address
- The Visual Resources Curator
Righton Building
Cavendish Street
Manchester
M15 6BG
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