RT Article
T1 The Emperor’s New Clothes: Textiles, Gender and Mesopotamian Foundation Figurines
JF Altorientalische Forschungen
VO 39
IS 2
SP 235
OP 253
A1 Garcia-Ventura, Agnès
LA German
YR 2012
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1801474710
AB This paper concentrates on two groups of Mesopotamian foundation figurines bearing textile remains and impressions, one found at Tello (ancient Girsu), the other at Nippur (ca. 2100–2000 BCE). Addressing this material from the perspective of gender studies, two main topics are analysed. On the one hand, some aspects related to the production and consumption of the textiles adhering to some of the foundation figurines are addressed, as these facets are not usually mentioned when foundation deposits are analysed. On the other hand, the possible masculine or feminine identities of the figurines are considered. The article concludes with a discussion of the visibility of women’s work and the influence of Western gender preconceptions in the analysis of the archaeological record, particularly when considering foundation figurines.
K1 Tello
K1 Nippur
K1 Gender
K1 foundation figurines
K1 Provincial Structure
DO 10.1524/aofo.2012.0016