The Archaeology of Late Antique Sudan: Aesthetics and Identity in the Royal X-Group Tombs at Qustul and Ballana By Rachael J. Dann

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List of Figures

Figure 1. Map of the Sudan.

Figure 2. Les populations du nil.

Figure 3. Approximate tumuli volume at Qustul and Ballana (m³).

Figure 4. Approximate tomb area at Qustul and Ballana (m²).

Figure 5. Alignment of the Qustul and Ballana tombs.

Figure 6. Material types at Qustul.

Figure 7. Material types at Ballana.

Figure 8. Percentage of object types by phase at Qustul.

Figure 9. Percentage of object types by phase at Ballana.

Figure 10. Bronze objects at Qustul and Ballana.

Figure 11. Iron objects at Qustul and Ballana.

Figure 12. Silver objects at Qustul and Ballana.

Figure 13. Local and imported pottery at Qustul and Ballana.

Figure 14. Function of pottery over time at Qustul and Ballana.

Figure 15. Decoration types on objects at Qustul and Ballana.

Figure 16. Percentage of colours at Qustul and Ballana.

Figure 17. Colours and metallic colours combined at Qustul and Ballana.

Figure 18. Surface finishes on objects in space at Qustul and Ballana.

Figure 19. Surface finishes on objects with bodies at Qustul and Ballana.

Figure 20. Surface finishes on objects with animals at Qustul and Ballana.

Figure 21. Decoration effects at Qustul and Ballana.

Figure 22. Function of bronze vessels at Qustul and Ballana.