Foreigners in Ancient Egypt
Theban Tomb Paintings from the Early Eighteenth Dynasty
Seiten
2016
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-4742-4157-1 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-4742-4157-1 (ISBN)
In ancient Egypt, one of the primary roles of the king was to maintain order and destroy chaos. Since the beginning of Egyptian history, images of foreigners were used as symbols of chaos and thus shown as captives being bound and trampled under the king’s feet. The early 18th dynasty (1550-1372 BCE) was the height of international trade, diplomacy and Egyptian imperial expansion. During this time new images of foreigners bearing tribute became popular in the tombs of the necropolis at Thebes, the burial place of the Egyptian elite.
This volume analyses the new presentation of foreigners in these tombs. Far from being chaotic, they are shown in an orderly fashion, carrying tribute that underscores the wealth and prestige of the tomb owner. This orderliness reflects the ability of the Egyptian state to impose order on foreign lands, but also crucially symbolises the tomb owner’s ability to overcome the chaos of death and achieve a successful afterlife. Illustrated with colour plates and black-and-white images, this new volume is an important and original study of the significance of these images for the tomb owner and the functioning of the funerary cult.
This volume analyses the new presentation of foreigners in these tombs. Far from being chaotic, they are shown in an orderly fashion, carrying tribute that underscores the wealth and prestige of the tomb owner. This orderliness reflects the ability of the Egyptian state to impose order on foreign lands, but also crucially symbolises the tomb owner’s ability to overcome the chaos of death and achieve a successful afterlife. Illustrated with colour plates and black-and-white images, this new volume is an important and original study of the significance of these images for the tomb owner and the functioning of the funerary cult.
Flora Brooke Anthony is Visiting Lecturer at Georgia State University, USA, where she teaches Art History and Egyptology. Her doctorate was from Emory University and she has received numerous awards and fellowships for her research on foreigners in ancient Egyptian paintings.
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Background
Chapter 3 The Cosmic Significance of the Tomb
Chapter 4 Foreigner Typologies
Chapter 5 Palatial Decorations
Chapter 6 Underlying Egyptian Concepts in the Tribute Scenes53
Chapter 7 Funerary Symbolism in Tribute Scenes
Chapter 8 Between Symbolism and Veracity
Chapter 9 Conclusions
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.12.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Bloomsbury Egyptology |
| Zusatzinfo | 50 bw and 10 colour illus |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 272 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4742-4157-3 / 1474241573 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4742-4157-1 / 9781474241571 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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