The persistence of style: frog votive figures from Elephantine
In Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization, 1989, 2006, BARRY KEMP proposed that the craftsmen attached to the temple of Satet at Elephantine produced votive objects to a traditional style over a long period of time. His discussion focused on the production of faience votive plaques and suggested t...
| Published in: | Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Harrassowitz
[2017]
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Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Egypt (Antiquity)
/ Culture
/ Elephantine
/ Symbolics
/ Frog
/ Votive figure
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| IxTheo Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HH Archaeology |
| Summary: | In Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization, 1989, 2006, BARRY KEMP proposed that the craftsmen attached to the temple of Satet at Elephantine produced votive objects to a traditional style over a long period of time. His discussion focused on the production of faience votive plaques and suggested that the same dedication to tradition could be found in the forms of other votive goods. The discovery of three faience frog figures deposited in the environs of the inner-sanctuary of the early temple, at levels dated to the Early Dynastic Period and the Old Kingdom, allows his hypothesis to be tested. In contrast to the difficulties presented by earlier excavations at Hierakonpolis and Abydos, where this type of faience frog figure had previously been found and dated, the carefully excavated and documented stratigraphy of the Elephantine site has the potential to provide a solid foundation from which to re-evaluate the dating of the frog figures and confirm the longevity of the style |
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| ISSN: | 0342-1279 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut. Abteilung Kairo, Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo
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