Preparing for eternity : funerary models and wall scenes from the Egyptian Old and Middle Kingdoms / Georgia Barker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barker, Georgia, author.

Series:

BAR international series ; 3070.

BAR international series ; 3070

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--Antiquities.

Egypt.

Tombs--Egypt--History.

Tombs.

Egypt--History--Old Kingdom, ca. 2686-ca. 2181 B.C.

Egypt--History--Middle Kingdom, ca. 2180-ca. 1551 B.C.

Antiquities.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 239 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

Place of Publication:

Oxford : BAR Publishing, 2022.

Summary:

During the late Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom, there were two principal types of artistic representation in the ancient Egyptian elite tomb: funerary models and wall scenes. The two media exhibit several similarities in design, with both depicting people and animals engaged in activities of everyday life. This has caused scholars to regularly label funerary models duplicates or substitutes of wall scenes, implying that they served the same purpose in the tomb. However, there are several notable differences yet to be acknowledged. This book conducts a detailed comparative analysis of the two artistic media, focusing on representations from the sites of Meir, Deir el-Bersha and Beni Hassan in Middle Egypt.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 28, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781407359182

1407359185

OCLC:

1332524014