The fishing and fowling scene in the tomb of Ibi: a means of expression for a provincial ruler
This article aims to show how the fishing and fowling scene, which is frequent in Old Kingdom private tombs, is used in the tomb of Ibi as a way to display a specific social and ideological message. Indeed, this illustration presents an unusual emphasis on family members. A discussion on parietal co...
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| Language: | ces |
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Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Pražské Egyptologické Studie |
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| Online Access: | https://pes.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/12/Aurelie_Quirion_128-141.pdf |
| Summary: | This article aims to show how the fishing and fowling scene, which is frequent in Old Kingdom private tombs, is used in the tomb of Ibi as a way to display a specific social and ideological message. Indeed, this illustration presents an unusual emphasis on family members. A discussion on parietal conventions and a direct comparison with the fishing and fowling scene in Mereruka’s tomb, inscribed in a different cultural landscape, highlights the capacity of the changing details of the scene to work as a means of expression. Between Memphite tradition and provincial adaptations, the composition and the visual aspects given to the painting of Ibi are a strategy to express specific values and to point out the local identity of the owner. |
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| ISSN: | 1214-3189 1801-3899 |