XLᵉ siècle av. J.-C. – XXXVᵉ siècle av. J.-C.
Upper Egypt
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The Amratian culture was a Predynastic cultural tradition of Upper Egypt characterized by distinctive pottery, slate palettes, ivory and clay figurines, specialized ornaments, and village economies based on the Nile Valley and adjacent eastern desert. Its painted red pottery and figurative art have been compared with traditions beyond Egypt, although the passage stresses that proposed connections with the Ghassulian culture, Susa I, and wider Southwest Asia remain uncertain.
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Amratian communities continued several Badarian traditions while developing distinctive forms of craft production. Slate palettes could be ground into rhomboidal shapes, and ivory combs carried long teeth with handles decorated by human and animal figures. Pairs of hippopotamus tusks, sometimes carved with bearded human heads, may have had ritual significance, while numerous ivory and clay figurines suggest a substantial interest in representing the human form.
Pottery production combined continuity and change. Black-topped pottery declined in quality and rippling disappeared early in the period, but red wares remained popular. Some vessels carried white cross-lined designs, while later examples displayed lively scenes of people and animals. Male figures were sometimes shown with feathers in their hair and penis sheaths, features that the passage compares with practices known among Nubians and Libyans in historic times.
The economic organization of Amratian villages appears to have remained broadly comparable to that of Badarian communities. Most settlements probably possessed largely self-sufficient economies drawing on the Nile Valley and the eastern desert, while metal objects remained rare. Copper pins and two gold beads are tentatively assigned to the period, but the available evidence does not demonstrate a major difference in overall cultural development from Badarian times.
XLᵉ siècle av. J.-C. – XXXVᵉ siècle av. J.-C.
Upper Egypt
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The Amratian culture was a Predynastic cultural tradition of Upper Egypt characterized by distinctive pottery, slate palettes, ivory and clay figurines, specialized ornaments, and village economies based on the Nile Valley and adjacent eastern desert. Its painted red pottery and figurative art have been compared with traditions beyond Egypt, although the passage stresses that proposed connections with the Ghassulian culture, Susa I, and wider Southwest Asia remain uncertain.
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Le récit
Amratian communities continued several Badarian traditions while developing distinctive forms of craft production. Slate palettes could be ground into rhomboidal shapes, and ivory combs carried long teeth with handles decorated by human and animal figures. Pairs of hippopotamus tusks, sometimes carved with bearded human heads, may have had ritual significance, while numerous ivory and clay figurines suggest a substantial interest in representing the human form.
Pottery production combined continuity and change. Black-topped pottery declined in quality and rippling disappeared early in the period, but red wares remained popular. Some vessels carried white cross-lined designs, while later examples displayed lively scenes of people and animals. Male figures were sometimes shown with feathers in their hair and penis sheaths, features that the passage compares with practices known among Nubians and Libyans in historic times.
The economic organization of Amratian villages appears to have remained broadly comparable to that of Badarian communities. Most settlements probably possessed largely self-sufficient economies drawing on the Nile Valley and the eastern desert, while metal objects remained rare. Copper pins and two gold beads are tentatively assigned to the period, but the available evidence does not demonstrate a major difference in overall cultural development from Badarian times.
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