The fishing and fowling scene in the tomb of Ibi: a means of expression for a provincial ruler

• Authors: Quirion Aurélie
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article aims to show how the fishing and fowling scene, which is frequent in Old Kingdom private tombs, is used in the tomb of Ibi as a way to display a specific social and ideological message. Indeed, this illustration presents an unusual emphasis on family members. A discussion on parietal conventions and a direct comparison with the fishing and fowling scene in Mereruka’s tomb, inscribed in a different cultural landscape, highlights the capacity of the changing details of the scene to work as a means of expression. Between Memphite tradition and provincial adaptations, the composition and the visual aspects given to the painting of Ibi are a strategy to express specific values and to point out the local identity of the owner.

Keywords

EN

Deir el-Gebrawi; Sixth Dynasty; fishing and fowling; parietal decoration; provincial tombs; expression of identity

Discipline

• ARCHAEOLOGY: ARCHAEOLOGY

• Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Czech Republic
• Journal: Pražské egyptologické studie (Prague Egyptological Studies)
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 25
• Pages: 128-141

Contributors

author

Quirion Aurélie

• Université de Genève, Unité d’Égyptologie et Copte