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Egyptian Name Scarabs from the 12th to the 15th Dynasty

Geography and Chronology of Production

Alexander Ilin-Tomich (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

438 Seiten

2023
Harrassowitz Verlag
978-3-447-12043-2 (ISBN)

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The Late Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediate Period were the heyday for scarab seals with names in Ancient Egypt. During this time, names of kings and non-royal individuals occur on hundreds of scarabs and their impressions making scarabs one of the primary groups of written sources for the period. This book explores research paths opened by confronting the textual evidence provided by scarabs with the stylistic and typological traits observable on them in an effort to recontextualize these miniature decorative objects, most of which stem from mass-scale undocumented plundering in the late 19th and early 20th century.The book takes a new perspective on scarab production in Egypt showing that different types of scarabs were produced concurrently, and the production of scarabs was not limited to a single centre at a given period. It amends the methodology of studying Middle Bronze Age scarabs in Egypt to acknowledge that artisans purposefully reproduced certain scarab styles. The study contributes to the ongoing discussions on the chronology of the Second Intermediate Period, Egypt's interconnections with the Levant and the role of foreigners in Egypt in the Middle Kingdom.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.06.2023
Reihe/Serie	Contributions to the Archaeology of Egypt, Nubia and the Levant ; 16
Zusatzinfo	127 ill., 52 tables
Verlagsort	Wiesbaden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 297 mm
Gewicht	1783 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
Schlagworte	Ancient Egypt • Ancient Near East • archaeology • Egyptology • Levant • Middle Bronze Age • Middle Kingdom • Scarabs • Skarabäus
ISBN-10	3-447-12043-6 / 3447120436
ISBN-13	978-3-447-12043-2 / 9783447120432
Zustand	Neuware