Excavations In The Egyptian Sudan, 1937–8
1938; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 142; Issue: 3583 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1038/142016a0
ISSN1476-4687
Tópico(s)Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
ResumoTHE annual exhibition of the Egypt Exploration Society opened at the Society's rooms, 2 Hinde Street, Manchester Square, London, W.1, on June 23. It will remain open daily until July 14. In 1937–38 excavation was continued on the site of the fortress-town of Sesebi on the banks of the Nile, about one hundred and eighty miles south of Wady Haifa. Shortly before the close of the season, the site had been completely excavated, and the expedition spent twelve days in a preliminary examination of the new concession at Amarah West, about sixty miles north of Sesebi, where it is hoped to begin systematic excavation in 1938–39. Although the number of finds at Sesebi this year was small, they are of no little archaeological and historical interest. Faience objects bearing the name of Amenhotep IV from intact foundation deposits under the walls of the town indicate that the town, as well as the temple, was built by this king about 1480 B.C., before he adopted Aten worship and changed his name to Akhenaten. A sandstone block bearing a representation of the god Amun, or of Amenhotep wearing the plumes of the god, which was found built upside down in the sanctuary of the temple erected by Seti I, is of no less interest as an example of the art of the period before Akhenaten changed the canons of art, as well as his religion. Both these finds are of importance as belonging to a period from which material is scanty. A black granite fragment showing a daughter of the king, embraced by a sister or a parent, is the only clearly Amarna piece that has been discovered at Sesebi. An interesting sandstone bust of a dead man, swathed in mummy bands, which when in position would appear to be bursting from the ground, is a rare example of a symbol of resurrection.
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