A Legacy of Learning in Near Eastern Archaeology

Contents

Introduction

Helene J. Kantor: July 15, 1919 – January 12, 1993

Bibliography of Helene J. Kantor

The Aegean

Helene Kantor and Aegean-Near Eastern Connections: An Update from the West – Thomas F. Tartaron

Theoretical and Methodological Background of Her Work and Its Legacy – Uroš Matić

Egypt

Helene Kantor and the African Origin of Ancient Egyptian Civilization – Peter Lacovara

An Assessment of Certain Limestone Talatat Blocks – W. Raymond Johnson

Leaping Trends in Stone Frog Imagery from Egypt and the Near East – Daniel M. Warne

Mesopotamia

Lionizing Helene Kantor. Lions, Love, and Ishtar: A Closer Look – Diana K. McDonald

Iran

Helene J. Kantor and her Contributions to Iranian Art and Archaeology – Abbas Alizadeh

Helene J. Kantor and Her Contributions to the Study of Ancient Iran – Emma D. Ubi

The Classical World

Achaemenid royal cloisonné jewelry – Jasper Gaunt

Tributes

Reflections – Trude Dothan^†

A couple of personal reminiscences – Sam Wolff

About the Author

Peter Lacovara is Director of the Ancient Egyptian Archaeology and Heritage Fund.  He was Senior Curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum from 1998 to 2014 and previously was Assistant Curator in the Department of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian and Near Eastern Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He is also Visiting Research Scholar at the American University in Cairo. His archaeological fieldwork has included excavations at the Valley of the Kings at Thebes, the Palace city of Amenhotep III at Malqata in Thebes, Abydos, Hierakonpolis and the Giza Plateau, and he is currently directing the work at the palace-city of Deir el-Ballas.