Faience material from the Samos Heraion excavations

Vessels, figurines and amulets of faience were dedicated in the great Archaic sanctuaries of East Greece. Those presented to the goddess Hera at Samos reveal the especially important contacts between Samos and the much older civilisation of Egypt: they provide a parallel group of material to the well-known Egyptian bronzes also found on Samos. This pioneering study examines their meaning, chronology and typology, as well as establishing new guidelines for further research.