Carpentry in Ptolemaic Egypt | ||
| Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality | ||
| Article 2, Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2020, Pages 14-26 PDF (798.11 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jaauth.2020.30818.1011 | ||
| Author | ||
| Farag Ebeid Zaki* | ||
| Faculty of tourism and hotels | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The art of wood carving and the crafts of the carpenter are of very ancient date in Egypt. Carpentry was an essential craft and played a vital role in the Ptolemaic Society through manufacturing furniture and different shapes of wood work. This paper aims to highlight the craft of carpentry in Ptolemaic Egypt. The aim of this study will be achieved by detecting Greek papyri which date to the Ptolemaic period and displaying the few representations of carpentry scenes depicted on the walls of the Tomb of Pet Osiris at Tuna El-Gable. This study will also specify types of wood used. It also shed light on the role of carpenters, their workshops, their tools, and their products. This study is depending on a historical and analytical methodology to achieve its aims. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Carpentry; carpenters; Papyri; Ptolemaic; Zenon; wood; tools; Pet Osiris' tomb | ||
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