Early Byzantine Jewellery and Related Finds from the Underwater Excavations in Abuqir Bay in Egypt: their Classification, Production, and Function
This thesis catalogues and discusses the early Byzantine jewellery and related finds from recent underwater excavations in Abuqir Bay in Egypt. The finds come from two submerged sites: site T, possibly Menouthis with its pilgrimage shrine of SS Cyrus and John, and Thonis/Herakleion. However, the finds from site T excel those from Thonis/Herakleion in quantity and quality. As relatively little jewellery from the early Byzantine period has so far been found in datable contexts elsewhere within the Byzantine Empire, the Abuqir Bay finds provide a unique opportunity for an in-depth study of early Byzantine jewellery. In addition and based on the new finds, this thesis aims at gaining a deeper understanding of the two submerged sites, especially of site T. The text consists of three main parts: in the first, the material will be classified, Le. dated and .Iocalised. The second part deals with the production and production centres of early Byzantine jewellery and the third discusses the function of the finds. As it will be shown, the Abuqir Bay finds can be divided into three groups: one group represents an 'interregional fashion', which probably spread from Constantinople; the second can be linked to other jewellery
Stolz, Yvonne
Early Byzantine Jewellery and Related Finds from the Underwater Excavations in Abuqir Bay in Egypt: their Classification, Production, and Function. This thesis catalogues and discusses the early Byzantine jewellery and related finds from recent underwater excavations in Abuqir Bay in Egypt. The finds come from two submerged sites: site T, possibly Menouthis with its pilgrimage shrine of SS Cyrus and John, and Thonis/Herakleion. However, the finds from site T excel those from Thonis/Herakleion in quantity and quality. As relatively little jewellery from the early Byzantine period has so far been found in datable contexts elsewhere within the Byzantine Empire, the Abuqir Bay finds provide a unique opportunity for an in-depth study of early Byzantine jewellery. In addition and based on the new finds, this thesis aims at gaining a deeper understanding of the two submerged sites, especially of site T. The text consists of three main parts: in the first, the material will be classified, Le. dated and .Iocalised. The second part deals with the production and production centres of early Byzantine jewellery and the third discusses the function of the finds. As it will be shown, the Abuqir Bay finds can be divided into three groups: one group represents an 'interregional fashion', which probably spread from Constantinople; the second can be linked to other jewellery
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