The arts of making in ancient Egypt. Voices, images and objects of material producers 2000-1550 BC

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This book provides an innovative analysis of the conditions of ancient Egyptian craftsmanship in the light of the archaeology of production, linguistic analysis, visual representation and ethnographic research. During the past decades, the “imaginative” figure of ancient Egyptian material producers has moved from “workers” to “artisans” and, most recently, to “artists”. In a search for a fuller understanding of the pragmatics of material production in past societies, and moving away from a series of modern preconceptions, this volume aims to analyse the mechanisms of material production in Egypt during the Middle Bronze Age (2000–1550 BC), to approach the profile of ancient Egyptian craftsmen through their own words, images and artefacts, and to trace possible modes of circulation of ideas among craftsmen in material production. The studies in the volume address the mechanisms of ancient production in Middle Bronze Age Egypt, the circulation of ideas among craftsmen, and the profiles of the people involved, based on the material traces, including depictions and writings, the ancient craftsmen themselves left and produced. Introduction......Page 9 Simon Connor......Page 13 Alisee Devillers......Page 33 Maximilian Georg......Page 51 Amr El Hawary......Page 69 Alexander Ilin-Tomich......Page 83 Claus Jurman......Page 103 Christelle Mazé......Page 119 Gianluca Miniaci......Page 141 Juan Carlos Moreno García......Page 161 Stephen Quirke......Page 177 Shereen Ratnagar......Page 199 Patricia Rigault* and Caroline Thomas**......Page 213 Karine Seigneau......Page 227 Andréas Stauder......Page 241 Lilli Zabrana......Page 275 Lege pagina......Page 287 Lege pagina......Page 2