The Nabataean Terracotta Figurines

An illustrated catalogue and discussion of 336 terracotta anthromorphic and zoomorphic figurines from Petra, mostly hollow moulded, which reflect the Nabataean's cultural interaction with Egypt, Parthia and the Hellenistic world. El-Khouri's dissertation includes a typology and a discussion of the continuity in style and subject between the 1st century BC and the 6th century AD. The study also considers the manufacture of the figurines and their cultural and religious significance given that the majority of the figurines were found in houses.