Foreigners in Ancient Egypt

Theban Tomb Paintings from the Early Eighteenth Dynasty

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Flora Brooke Anthony

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Bloomsbury Egyptology

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In ancient Egypt, one of the primary roles of the king was to maintain order and destroy chaos. Since the beginning of Egyptian history, images of foreigners were used as symbols of chaos and thus shown as captives being bound and trampled under the king’s feet. The early 18th dynasty (1550-1372 BCE) was the height of international trade, diplomacy and Egyptian imperial expansion. During this time new images of foreigners bearing tribute became popular in the tombs of the necropolis at Thebes, the burial place of the Egyptian elite. This volume analyses the new presentation of foreigners in these tombs. Far from being chaotic, they are shown in an orderly fashion, carrying tribute that underscores the wealth and prestige of the tomb owner. This orderliness reflects the ability of the Egyptian state to impose order on foreign lands, but also crucially symbolises the tomb owner’s ability to overcome the chaos of death and achieve a successful afterlife. Illustrated with colour plates and black-and-white images, this new volume is an important and original study of the significance of these images for the tomb owner and the functioning of the funerary cult.

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Flora Brooke Anthony is Visiting Lecturer at Georgia State University, USA, where she teaches Art History and Egyptology. Her doctorate was from Emory University and she has received numerous awards and fellowships for her research on foreigners in ancient Egyptian paintings.

Release date Australia

December 1st, 2016

Author

Flora Brooke Anthony

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Undergraduate

Illustrations

50 bw and 10 colour illus

Pages

184

Series

Bloomsbury Egyptology

Dimensions

156x234x23

ISBN-13

9781474241588

Product ID

24867566

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