Abstract
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Bulletin de liaison de la céramique Égyptienne |
| Editors | Sylvie Marchand |
| Place of Publication | Cairo |
| Publisher | Institut Francais d’archeologie orientale |
| Pages | 117-122 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 28 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9782724707298 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | Bulletin de la céramique égyptienne (BCE) |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Institut Francais d'Archeologie Orientale |
| Volume | 28 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0255-0903 |
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Keywords
- Ceramics
- Old Kingdom
- Giza
- Trade
- Foreign relations
- Levant
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Fake till you make it : an imitation combed jar from Old Kingdom Giza. / Sowada, Karin.
Bulletin de liaison de la céramique Égyptienne. ed. / Sylvie Marchand. Vol. 28 Cairo : Institut Francais d’archeologie orientale, 2018. p. 117-122 4 (Bulletin de la céramique égyptienne (BCE); Vol. 28).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
TY - CHAP
T1 - Fake till you make it
T2 - an imitation combed jar from Old Kingdom Giza
AU - Sowada, Karin
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Egyptian imitations of foreign ceramic forms in either pottery or stone are known from the late Predynastic period onward. Throughout the Dynastic age, local copies of certain types continued in production. During the Old Kingdom, the favoured shape was a flat-based jar with two handles. To Egyptian eyes, it was an instantly recognisable symbol of foreign exotica from the Levant. An imitation Combed jar in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA 20.1914), from the Giza tomb of an Old Kingdom official dating to the late 4th-early 5th Dynasty, was made in Egypt but imitates an imported jar. It served the dual purpose of magically enabling the provision of an imported luxury product for the deceased, and the appearance of royal favour at court.
AB - Egyptian imitations of foreign ceramic forms in either pottery or stone are known from the late Predynastic period onward. Throughout the Dynastic age, local copies of certain types continued in production. During the Old Kingdom, the favoured shape was a flat-based jar with two handles. To Egyptian eyes, it was an instantly recognisable symbol of foreign exotica from the Levant. An imitation Combed jar in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA 20.1914), from the Giza tomb of an Old Kingdom official dating to the late 4th-early 5th Dynasty, was made in Egypt but imitates an imported jar. It served the dual purpose of magically enabling the provision of an imported luxury product for the deceased, and the appearance of royal favour at court.
KW - Ceramics
KW - Old Kingdom
KW - Giza
KW - Trade
KW - Foreign relations
KW - Levant
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT170100288
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9782724707298
VL - 28
T3 - Bulletin de la céramique égyptienne (BCE)
SP - 117
EP - 122
BT - Bulletin de liaison de la céramique Égyptienne
A2 - Marchand, Sylvie
PB - Institut Francais d’archeologie orientale
CY - Cairo
ER -