Art as ritual engagement in the funerary programme of Watetkhethor at Saqqara, c. 2345 BC /
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Art as ritual engagement is examined through a case study of feminised funerary representation in the repertoire of Watetkhethor, an elite woman interred in the mastaba tomb of her spouse, Mereruka, at Saqqara, c.2345-2181 BCE.
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Also issued in print: 2023. :
1 online resource (vi, 62 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781803275543 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.
The tomb of Ptahhotep I /
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"The publication presents detailed recordings of the Old Kingdom tomb of Ptahhotep I, a tomb noted to be 'the most beautiful in Saqqara' by one of its early excavators. Unlike earlier publications, the monograph includes 150 coloured and detailed photographs, as well as high resolution line drawings showcasing the quality of the tomb's scenes and its exceptional architectural plan. Alsoincluded is a discussion on the tomb owner and a detailed analysis of the scenes, with some previously unknown erasures and modifications attesting to their intentional alteration by the ancient Egyptians" -- Publisher website.
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39 pages, 92 pages of plates (some folded) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 29 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
0856688517
9780856688515
Animal behaviour in Egyptian art : representations of the natural world in Memphite tomb scenes /
: Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Macquarie University, 2007. : xiv, 334 pages : illustrations (some color ) ; 29 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages iii-xiv) and indexes. : 9780856688263
Le tombeau de Mererouka : paleographie /
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"This new volume in the collection "Paléographie hiéroglyphique" is dedicated to the mastaba of Mereuka (early 6th dynasty). It examines the 356 hieroglyphic signs carved (and sometimes painted) found in the tomb. The palaeographical commentary defines the nature of each sign considering the other variants in the contemporary sources and details their different uses in the monument as well as in others. The book is illustrated by 108 plates based on the publication of the mastaba by the Oriental Institute of Chicago, presenting a selection of characteristic drawings of the various hieroglyphs identified" -- back cover.
The Oriental Institute publications keyed to this volume are numbers 31 and 39 in the series -- cataloger note. :
xxii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 33 cm. :
bibliography : pages xiii-xxii.
The Chapel of Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep : scene details /
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"This is the first of a two-volume set of books concerning the scene details in the Saqqara tomb of Niankhknum and Khnumhotep. Volume III contains the plates, context photographs and context drawings, while Volume IV contain the commentary and archaeological data relating to the photographed details in Volume III" -- pages xvi . :
xvi, 637 pages : illustrations, map, plans ; 31 cm. :
9780954083533
0954083539