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Title: Art and gridlines : the copying of Old Kingdom scenes in later periods
Related: Bárta, Miroslav; Coppens, Filip and Krejči, Jaromir. Abusir and Saqqara in the Year 2010 : vol. 2, p.483-496
Publisher: Prague : Czech Institute of Egyptology, Charles University
Date: 2011
Author/Creator: Kanawati, Naguib
Description: Works of top Old Kingdom artists were considered as examples to emulate by contemporaries and by later generations. The magnificently decorated tombs of Ptahhotep I, Akhethotep and Ptahhotep II probably remained accessible for a long time. Two observations may be made on their scenes: a) certain parts were left in different states of incompletion. Did it aim at demonstrating their techniques?; b) square gridlines were added above sections of completed reliefs, and the same is found e.g. in the tombs of Iyrnery at Giza and Pepyankh-henykem at Meir. The last case suggests that the gridlines were used by Middle Kingdom artists to copy some Old Kingdom masterpieces in Middle Kingdom tombs, or for teaching purposes in the newly established schools.
Description: 14 pages(s)
Subject Keyword: Old Kingdom
Subject Keyword: Saqqara
Subject Keyword: Giza
Subject Keyword: Meir
Subject Keyword: tombs
Subject Keyword: reliefs
Subject Keyword: Middle Kingdom copies
Resource Type: book chapter
Organisation: Macquarie University. Dept. of Ancient History

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