Seeing Perfection - Ancient Egyptian Images beyond Representation

This Element offers a new approach to ancient Egyptian images informed by interdisciplinary work in archaeology, anthropology, and art history. Sidestepping traditional perspectives on Egyptian art, the Element focuses squarely on the ontological status of the image in ancient thought and experience. To accomplish this, section 2 takes up a number of central Egyptian terms for images, showing that a close examination of their etymology and usage can help resolve long-standing question on Egyptian imaging practices. Section 3 discusses ancient Egyptian experiences of materials and manufacturing processes, while section 4 categorizes and discusses the different purposes and functions for which images were created. The Element as a whole thus offers a concise introduction to ancient Egyptian imaging practices for an interdisciplinary readership, while at the same introducing new ways of thinking about familiar material for the Egyptological reader.

Product details

• Authors: Rune Nyord, Nyord Rune
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.11.2020
• EAN: 9781108744140
• ISBN: 978-1-108-74414-0
• No. of pages: 75
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 227 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Print on Demand; Elements in Ancient Egypt in Context
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology