'Scenes de Gynecees' Figured Ostraca from New Kingdom Egypt: Iconography and Intent

'Scenes de Gynecees' Figured Ostraca from New Kingdom Egypt: Iconography and intent examines images of women and children drawn on ostraca from Deir el-Medina, referred to in previous scholarship as 'Scenes de Gynecees'. The images depict women with children either sitting on beds in a domestic setting or in outdoor kiosks. The former are likely to show celebrations carried out in the home to mark the birth of a child. This may have included the bringing of gifts, mainly consumables and sma...