Egyptian Predynastic Anthropomorphic Objects : A Study of Their Function and Significance in Predynastic Burial Customs

• Autore: Ordynat Ryna
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Archaeopress, , 2018; ©2018
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (128 pages)
• Disciplina: 932/.011
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 BACKGROUND AND THE DATA -- 1.2 MAIN RESEARCH QUESTION -- 1.3 THE ISSUE OF STATUS -- 1.4 METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH -- CHAPTER 2: THE STUDY OF PREDYNATIC FIGURINES -- 2.1 EARLY EXCAVATION REPORTS -- 2.2 PETER UCKO AND THE BEGINNING OF FIGURINE STUDIES -- 2.3 ANTHROPOMOPHIC OBJECTS IN THE PREDYNASTIC -- 2.4 THE STUDY OF PREDYNASTIC ICONOGRAPHY -- 2.5 PREDYNASTIC MORTUARY STUDIES -- 2.6 THE SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE -- CHAPTER 3: METHODS OF ANALYSIS -- 3.1 INTRODUCTION -- 3.1.1 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES -- 3.1.2 DECORATION AND DESIGN -- 3.1.3 VALUE -- 3.1.4 IDENTITY -- 3.2 MATERIAL ENGAGEMENT AND PERSONHOOD -- 3.3 OBJECTS AND MORTUARY ARCHAEOLOGY THEORY -- 3.4 SEX, IDENTITY AND MATERIAL CULTURE -- 3.5 THE CATALOGUE -- 3.5.1 TYPE OF OBJECT -- 3.5.2 DATE -- 3.5.3 LOCATION -- 3.5.4 GRAVE NUMBER -- 3.5.5 MATERIAL -- 3.5.5 MATERIAL -- 3.5.6 SEX OF OBJECT -- 3.5.7 CONDITION OF OBJECT -- 3.5.8 POSITION OF OBJECT IN THE GRAVE -- 3.5.9 SEX OF ASSOCIATED BODY OR BODIES -- 3.5.10 GRAVE CONDITION -- 3.5.11 ASSOCIATED OBJECTS AND MATERIALS -- 3.6 DETERMINING THE SEX OF TUSKS, TAGS AND COMBS -- 3.7 DATA ANALYSIS -- 3.8 PROBLEMS AND DIFFICULTIES -- CHAPTER 4: ANALYSIS AND RESULTS -- 4.1 SUMMARY OF THE DATA -- 4.2 DETERMINING SEX OF ANTHROPOMORPHIC OBJECTS -- 4.3 PLACEMENT OF OBJECTS -- 4.4 OBJECT GROUPINGS -- 4.5 OBJECT ASSOCIATIONS -- 4.6 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEX OF THE BODY AND SEX OF THE OBJECT -- 4.7 OBJECT MATERIALS -- 4.8 OBJECT BREAKAGE PATTERNS -- 4.9 SIMILAR OBJECTS IN DIFFERENT GRAVES -- CHAPTER 5: DISCUSSION -- 5.1 INTRODUCTION -- 5.2 PLACEMENT OF OBJECTS -- 5.3 OBJECT GROUPINGS -- 5.4 OBJECT ASSOCIATIONS -- 5.5 SIMILAR OBJECTS IN DIFFERENT GRAVES. ; 5.6 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEX OF THE BODY AND SEX OF THE OBJECT -- 5.7 MATERIALS -- 5.8 OBJECT BREAKAGE -- 5.9 THEORIES ON FUNCTION -- CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX I: THE OBJECT CATALOGUE -- APPENDIX II: ADDITIONAL GRAVES -- MATMAR -- MAHASNA -- NAQADA -- MOSTAGEDDA -- APPENDIX III: ASSOCIATED OBJECTS -- APPENDIX IV - LIST OF OBJECTS AND FIGURES -- FIGURES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.
• Sommario/riassunto: The aim of this study is to examine Anthropomorphic objects from the Egyptian Predynastic in terms of their original context to determine what role they played in Predynastic burials. A database comprising all provenanced anthropomorphic Predynastic objects has been composed in order to conduct a detailed analysis.
• Altri titoli varianti: Egyptian Predynastic Anthropomorphic Objects
• Titolo autorizzato: Egyptian Predynastic Anthropomorphic Objects
• ISBN: 1-78491-779-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910511898803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II