Chéhab,Maurice H. — Les terres cuites de Kharayeb.Texte & Planches. [Complete 2-volume set].

Paris, Librairie d'Amérique et d'Orient, Adrien Maisonneuve, 1951-1954. 2 vols (text & plates). 184,[1]; XXVIII,[1] pp. 2 fold. b./w. plans &101 plts with b./w. photos. Orig. uniform softcovers (printed wrappers). Large 8vo. - The cover of the plate section is slightly damaged (the edges and the top of the spine are somewhat worn); a large corner is missing from the back cover of the text section. (Bulletins de Musée de Beyrouth, Tome X & XI). - Both parts are in very neat condition on the inside.A seminal archaeological study in French by Maurice H. Chéhab, former Director General of Lebanese Antiquities and founder of the National Museum of Beirut. It describes excavations of the Phoenician sanctuary at Kharayeb (Southern Lebanon), focusing specifically on the extensive collection of terracotta figurines and votive deposits (*favissae*). The unearthed artifacts and structures span the period from approximately the Persian to the Hellenistic era (6th to 1st century BC). The publication brought thousands of clay figurines to light, thereby shedding new light on local Phoenician religious practices, cultic life, and votive offerings. The work highlights a significant degree of cultural syncretism, combining local traditions with distinctively Egyptianizing iconographic styles influenced by the Hellenistic and Alexandrian worlds.