Tutankhamun and Carter

Assessing the Impact of a Major Archaeological Find

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 stands out as one of the most important finds of modern archaeology, revealing an enormous wealth of objects encapsulating techniques, vestiges of uses and re-uses of materials, as well as unrivalled clues regarding the complex set of beliefs associated with the pharaonic funerary material culture. Once cleared from the tomb, these objects have captivated the world with their irresistible charm and beauty ending up playing a role in contemporary popular culture. However, it seems that such magnetism rather hindered than facilitated the scholarly study of the find. One hundred years after the discovery of this magnificent tomb, most of its objects remain insufficiently studied to this day. This volume aims to show how it remains challenging to study Tutankhamun’s objects, gathering a collection of studies authored by leading scholars on conservation, materials, funerary beliefs as well as the reception of motifs and the impact of the discovery. Through these studies it becomes clear how ancient objects can help us reconstruct the complex fabric of the ancient Egyptian society and how they keep interacting with modern audiences.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-06-15
Mått:216 x 279 x 12 mm
Vikt:754 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:Casemate Publishers
ISBN:9798888570678

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Rogério Sousa is Lecturer in Egyptology and Ancient History at the University of Lisbon. He coordinates the Gate of the Priests Project set up at the Centre for History of the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Lisbon. He is author of several monographs on material culture, coffin decoration and iconography from the New Kingdom and the 21st Dynasty. Gabriele Pieke is Head of the Antiquity Department of the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen in Mannheim. She has curated numerous exhibitions and has been involved in international research projects for many years. She is an expert in the field of ancient Egyptian art history and is part of archaeological missions at Thebes and Saqqara. Her research focuses in particular on non-royal tombs from the Old to New Kingdoms (3rd–2nd millennium BC). Tine Bagh is curator for the Egyptian, Sudanese and Near Eastern collections at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen where she has curated exhibitions and published books on her main interests, the Middle Kingdom, Amarna and more. She is chair of CIPEG, the ICOM International Committee of Egyptian and Sudanese collections.

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List of contributorsForewordPreface: Tutankhamun's never-ending story can continueDaniela Pichi 1. Archives and Artefacts: Studying Objects from Tutankhamun’s TombAndré J. Veldmeijer and Salima Ikram2. The Laboratory in the Tomb Next Door: Alfred Lucas and the Science of Conserving Tutankhamun’s TreasuresJenny Cashman 3. The Furniture that Shapes our World: A Re-examination of Tutankhamun’s Beds, Chairs, and ThronesManon Y. Shutz4. Tutorial ‘How to Change your Predecessors’ (?) Names into Tutankhamun’Katja Broschat5. Searching for Light: On the Rise of Yellow CoffinsRogério Sousa6. ʺAbsolutely New in Type‶: The Anthropomorphized Signs on the Monuments of King TutankhamunGhada Mohamed7. “Tut-mania” Through the Iconography of Egyptomaniac ExlibrisValentin Boyer8. Hearts of Glass: The styles and sources of the Neiger Brothers’ Egyptian Revival jewellery and the identification of two Neiger Tutankhamun pendants Jasmine Day9. Tutankhamun the Pop-Idol: The Tut-mania Phenomenon and Its Influence on the Wider PublicValentina Santini