Format:
xv, 219 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:
9781948488877
Series Statement:
Material and visual culture of Ancient Egypt Number 8
Content:
"During the Old Kingdom, the ancient Egyptians constructed elaborately decorated mortuary monuments for their pharaohs. By the late Old Kingdom (ca. 2435-2153 BCE), these pyramid complexes began to contain a new and unique type of statue, the so-called prisoner statues. Despite being known to Egyptologists for decades, these statues of kneeling, bound foreign captives have been only partially documented, and questions surrounding their use, treatment, and exact meaning have remained unanswered. Ancient Egyptian Prisoner Statues-the first comprehensive analysis of the prisoner statues-addresses this gap, demonstrating that the Egyptians conceived of and used the prisoner statues differently over time as a response to contemporary social, cultural, and historical changes. In the process, the author contributes new data and interpretations on topics as diverse as the purpose and function of the pyramid complex, the ways in which the Egyptians understood and depicted ethnicity, and the agency of artists in ancient Egypt. Ultimately, this volume provides a fuller understanding of not only the prisoner statues but also the Egyptian late Old Kingdom as a whole"--
Note:
Dissertation Institute of Fine Arts, New York University 2017
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781948488884
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Prakash, Tara Ancient egyptian prisoner statues Columbus : Lockwood Press, 2022 ISBN 9781948488884
Language:
English
Keywords:
Ägypten
;
Statue
;
Gefangener
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Geschichte 2400 v. Chr.-2100 v. Chr.
;
Hochschulschrift
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