‘Scènes de Gynécées’ Figured Ostraca from New Kingdom Egypt
Iconography and Intent
By (author) Joanne Backhouse
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(February 2020)
ISBN: 9781789693454
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This work examines images of women and children drawn on ostraca from Deir el-Medina, referred to in previous scholarship as ‘Scenes de Gynecees’. This publication represents the first systematic study of this material, and it brings together ostraca from museums worldwide to form a corpus united contextually, thematically and stylis
‘Scenes de Gynecees’ Figured Ostraca from New Kingdom Egypt: Iconography and intent examines images of women and children drawn on ostraca from Deir el-Medina, referred to in previous scholarship as ‘Scenes de Gynecees’. The images depict women with children either sitting on beds in a domestic setting or in outdoor kiosks. The former are likely to show celebrations carried out in the home to mark the birth of a child. This may have included the bringing of gifts, mainly consumables and small household items. It is possible this was recorded in hieratic texts, also on ostraca, described in earlier research as gift-giving lists. The kiosk scenes may have depicted the place women gave birth in or more likely the place of confinement after birth. However, given the dense nature of settlement at Deir el-Medina it is possible these scenes were symbolic evoking the protection of Isis who nurtured Horus in the papyrus thicket of the Delta. In order to understand the purpose and intent of these images, repeat motifs are considered and their similarities to wall paintings within the village are examined. The objects are important as they represent rare examples of regional art, found only at Deir el-Medina. Also, women are the main protagonists in the scenes, which is unusual in Egyptian art as women are generally depicted alongside the male patron of the work, as his wife, daughter or sister. This publication represents the first systematic study of this material and it brings together ostraca from museums worldwide to form a corpus united contextually, thematically and stylistically.
Introduction ; Chapter 1: Deir el-Medina: The History of Excavation and the Nature of the Site ; Chapter 2: Catalogue of Painted Wall Decoration Found in the Village ; Chapter 3: Catalogue of 'Scenes de Gynecees' Figured Ostraca and Comparative Evidence ; Chapter 4: 'Scenes de Gynecees': The Corpus ; Chapter 5: 'Scenes de Gynecees': Repeat Motifs ; Chapter 6: Conclusions ; Bibliography ; Index, Introduction ;
Chapter 1: Deir el-Medina: The History of Excavation and the Nature of the Site ;
Chapter 2: Catalogue of Painted Wall Decoration Found in the Village ;
Chapter 3: Catalogue of ‘Scènes de Gynécées’ Figured Ostraca and Comparative Evidence ;
Chapter 4: ‘Scènes de Gynécées’: The Corpus ;
Chapter 5: ‘Scènes de Gynécées’: Repeat Motifs ;
Chapter 6: Conclusions ;
Bibliography ;
Index
- By (author) Joanne Backhouse
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