Originál či napodobenina? „Syropalestinské importy” v Egyptě doby Staré říše

Abstract

The vessels of Syria-Palestinian form acquired from the Archaic Period or Old Kingdom contexts had been considered as genuine imports brought to Egypt from Asia by the means of long-distance trade. However, the analysis performed by Naomi Porat on the „foreign” pottery found within the tomb U-j at the Predynastic U-cemetery at Abydos showed that most of the vessels had probably been made in Egypt from the Nile silt. New publications from the recent research at Saqqara and Abusir have raised doubts concerning the origin of combed ware uncovered in the tombs of some Fifth and Sixth Dynasty official. As the chemical analyses cannot be always relied on, different approaches to the problem should be found. The aim of the paper is represented by the focus on the social background of the people who had the „foreign” vessels deposited in their tombs, general political development and a particular feature of the combed ware – their volume.