2022/43/1
ISSN : 0231-844X (print), 2533-5685 (online)
Vedoucí redaktor : Jiří Honzl
Vedoucí redaktor : Jiří Honzl
Amulet as Jewel, Jewel as Amulet Uzbek, Tajik, and Karakalpak Amulet Cases Using the Example of Museum Collections
Elmira Gyul, Tereza Hejzlarová
The study presents amulet cases of the Uzbeks, Tajiks, and Karakalpaks from the late 19th century until the early 20th century taking example from the collections of the State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan, Samarkand State Museum-Reserve, State Museum of Applied Art and History of Crafting of the…
Phallic Figures in the Náprstek Museum, Prague
Nadja Böckler
The main aim of this article is the publication of certain objects held in the collection of the Naprstek Museum, Prague. After a short introduction concerning important characteristics of the objects and the current state of research, a list follows with some of the technical details and a…
...And Yet Another Pectoral of Pyay
Pavel Onderka, Jiří Honzl
In 2011, Claude Laroche was able to establish relation between three pectorals of Pyay kept in the collections of three different European museums. He proved that the objects served in the modern times as patterns for one another and established a sequence in which they were made. Another copy…
Preliminary Report on the Twentieth Excavation Season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga
Pavel Onderka, Vlastimil Vrtal
The twentieth excavation season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga primarily focused on the continued excavations of the so-called Isis Temple (WBN 300). The excavation focused on the area in the rear of the temple explored by the Royal Prussian Expedition in 1844. Altogether ten rooms…
Survey and Analysis of the Architectural Heritage at Jumba La Mtwana and Mnarani, Precolonial Swahili Towns in Kenya
Monika Baumanova
In 2021, a survey of two sites, known as Jumba la Mtwana and Mnarani in Kenya took place, which date between the 14th and 16th centuries CE. The sites represent some of the Swahili towns on the East African coast that were in the precolonial period taking part in trade along the coastline, to inland…
Introducing Newly Documented Rock Art in Mianeh County of the East Azarbaijan Province in North-Western Iran
Ramin Mohammadi Sefidkhani, Hossein Sarhaddi-Dadian
This essay seeks to conduct a short study for the first time of the classification of a number of petroglyphs in Mianeh County in the Eastern Azarbaijan Province. The north-western region of Iran is one of the richest regions in rock art; due to its abundant springs, landscape, and the specific…