Subjects covered in this volume: Egyptian amulets from Jebel Qurma, Jordan; Scarabs and seals in the Central Italian Peninsula; the faience industry at Kermat; Egyptianizing faience from the sanctuary of Apollo Hylates, Cyprus; Egyptian Serekh-like incisions on a vessel found at En Esur, Israel; reappraisal of the history of Philae in the C4th CE. The Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections (JAEI) is a scholarly publication integrating Egyptology with Mediterranean, Near Eastern, and African studies - providing a dedicated venue for this growing field of interdisciplinary and inter-area research.