The Painted Tomb, rock art and the recycling of Predynastic Egyptian imagery
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19493729 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dirk Huyge (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 93-102 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archéo-Nil Revue de la société pour l étude des cultures prépharaoniques de la vallée du Nil (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1161-0492 |
| Publisher | PERSEE Program (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3406/arnil.2014.1072 |
| OpenAlex | W4300534731 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Using a variety of evidence, both from prehistoric Upper Egyptian rock art and representations on Predynastic archaeological objects, this contribution attempts to explain the apparently incongruous iconography of the famous Painted Tomb (Tomb 100) at Hierakonpolis. It proposes that the decoration of this elite burial may only be properly understood if one accepts a Naqada III modernization of the original Naqada IIC composition. Such a dynamic concept of recycling and updating may have important consequences for understanding other imagery from the same time period
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Iconography · Prehistory · Rock art · Visual arts · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |