A UNIQUE REPRESENTATION OF A WOMAN IN THE SCENES OF STATUE MANUFACTURE

<strong>The tomb of Baqet III (No. 15) at Beni Hassan contains four scenes which depict different stages of the manufacture of the statues. One of these scenes, on the northern wall, depicts an artisan painting a statue in the final stages of the manufacture. Behind the statue, there is a woma...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4c3e84d041bf448b8b603243d8daa3312021-12-02T09:48:14ZA UNIQUE REPRESENTATION OF A WOMAN IN THE SCENES OF STATUE MANUFACTURE2356-87042536-995410.36816/shedet.005.06https://doaj.org/article/4c3e84d041bf448b8b603243d8daa3312018-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://shedet.journals.ekb.eg/article_87869_ffeb712d4c864e35c681e5c2697d54be.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2356-8704https://doaj.org/toc/2536-9954<strong>The tomb of Baqet III (No. 15) at Beni Hassan contains four scenes which depict different stages of the manufacture of the statues. One of these scenes, on the northern wall, depicts an artisan painting a statue in the final stages of the manufacture. Behind the statue, there is a woman, who holds with her right hand the right wrist of the statue, while her left hand disappears behind the shoulders of the statue. Because of the depiction of this woman, this scene is a unique one among all the scenes that show the manufacture of the statues in all periods of Egyptian history. The scene lacks a text or a caption that defines the personality of the woman, or clarifies her role in the scene. A comparative study has been examined here on the scenes of the statue manufacture which are depicted in Egyptian tombs in order to identify that woman and her role.</strong><br /> <strong> </strong>Mohamed I. ABOUELATAFayoum Universityarticleegyptian statuaryartisanbeni hassanbaqetprivate tombsAuxiliary sciences of historyCArchaeologyCC1-960ENShedet, Vol 5, Iss 5, Pp 64-81 (2018)
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topic egyptian statuary
artisan
beni hassan
baqet
private tombs
Auxiliary sciences of history
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Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle egyptian statuary
artisan
beni hassan
baqet
private tombs
Auxiliary sciences of history
C
Archaeology
CC1-960
Mohamed I. ABOUELATA
A UNIQUE REPRESENTATION OF A WOMAN IN THE SCENES OF STATUE MANUFACTURE
description <strong>The tomb of Baqet III (No. 15) at Beni Hassan contains four scenes which depict different stages of the manufacture of the statues. One of these scenes, on the northern wall, depicts an artisan painting a statue in the final stages of the manufacture. Behind the statue, there is a woman, who holds with her right hand the right wrist of the statue, while her left hand disappears behind the shoulders of the statue. Because of the depiction of this woman, this scene is a unique one among all the scenes that show the manufacture of the statues in all periods of Egyptian history. The scene lacks a text or a caption that defines the personality of the woman, or clarifies her role in the scene. A comparative study has been examined here on the scenes of the statue manufacture which are depicted in Egyptian tombs in order to identify that woman and her role.</strong><br /> <strong> </strong>
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title A UNIQUE REPRESENTATION OF A WOMAN IN THE SCENES OF STATUE MANUFACTURE
title_short A UNIQUE REPRESENTATION OF A WOMAN IN THE SCENES OF STATUE MANUFACTURE
title_full A UNIQUE REPRESENTATION OF A WOMAN IN THE SCENES OF STATUE MANUFACTURE
title_fullStr A UNIQUE REPRESENTATION OF A WOMAN IN THE SCENES OF STATUE MANUFACTURE
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