Kathryn E Piquette
Biographic Data
| ID | 6014395 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathryn E Piquette |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathryn E |
| FAMILY NAME | Piquette |
| SIGNATURE | PIQUETTE K E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Libraries before Alexandria
‘Reading’ through the body in early Egypt
This chapter examines the earliest writing and related marking practices from Egypt (c.3300 / c.3100–c.2750 BCE), namely graphical marks on ceramic jars and small labels of bone, ivory and wood. In contrast to research focusing on production, this material is examined here from the perspective of consumption. Whether through ‘reading’ or other forms of semantic meaning-making, the author argues that such acts were never neutral, but rather situat…
A history of the visualisation of the Hunters’ Palette and a tentative reconstruction of its missing part
The so-called Hunters’ Palette, one of the iconic objects of late Predynastic times, has attracted much scholarly attention since its discovery in the late 19 th century. The visualisation of the palette, which is preserved in three fragments dispersed over two museums (the British Museum and the musée du Louvre), has been a long and winding road with many poor and only a few high quality drawings and photos. This has had a strong impact on the a…
A Compositional Approach to a First Dynasty Inscribed Label Fragment from the Abydos Tomb Complex Ascribed to Qa′a
The case study presented in this article takes a compositional approach to the reconstruction of an ivory label fragment (Ashmolean E.1262) discovered over a century ago by Flinders Petrie and his team at the Abydos tomb complex ascribed to Qa’a, the last ruler of the First Dynasty. Previous methods applied to the study of labels and other early inscribed objects and the modes used for their reproduction in printed media are discussed and critica…
Visual and Written Culture in Ancient Egypt
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Visual and Written Culture in Ancient Egypt
A Compositional Approach to a First Dynasty Inscribed Label Fragment from the Abydos Tomb Complex Ascribed to Qa′a
The case study presented in this article takes a compositional approach to the reconstruction of an ivory label fragment (Ashmolean E.1262) discovered over a century ago by Flinders Petrie and his team at the Abydos tomb complex ascribed to Qa’a, the last ruler of the First Dynasty. Previous methods applied to the study of labels and other early inscribed objects and the modes used for their reproduction in printed media are discussed and critica…
A history of the visualisation of the Hunters’ Palette and a tentative reconstruction of its missing part
The so-called Hunters’ Palette, one of the iconic objects of late Predynastic times, has attracted much scholarly attention since its discovery in the late 19 th century. The visualisation of the palette, which is preserved in three fragments dispersed over two museums (the British Museum and the musée du Louvre), has been a long and winding road with many poor and only a few high quality drawings and photos. This has had a strong impact on the a…
‘Reading’ through the body in early Egypt
This chapter examines the earliest writing and related marking practices from Egypt (c.3300 / c.3100–c.2750 BCE), namely graphical marks on ceramic jars and small labels of bone, ivory and wood. In contrast to research focusing on production, this material is examined here from the perspective of consumption. Whether through ‘reading’ or other forms of semantic meaning-making, the author argues that such acts were never neutral, but rather situat…
Libraries before Alexandria
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