Vestiges of Ancient Egypt:  The Bubasteion Votive Cachette at Saqqara

REVIEW BY CAMPBELL PRICE The book’s introduction sets the scene by briefly describing the find, with a chronological sketch of the archaeological landscape of Saqqara the subject of the first chapter. The caching phenomenon – the deliberate gathering and deposition of ritual objects – is attested from sacred sites throughout the Pharaonic period. In Chapter 2, comparisons are drawn between the Bubasteion find and depositions of statuary and coffins at Luxor, including the famous ‘Karnak Cachette’, to give a broader context. Mention in passing is made of the nearby EES excavations in the 1960s and ’70s, which provide instructive parallels. A separate chapter deals with th