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The purpose of this communication is to present a state of affairs on the copper in early Egypt: ... more The purpose of this communication is to present a state of affairs on the copper in early Egypt: use of the metal and a first approach to the religious-symbolic system that accompanied its use. In that way, it will be possible to have a more holistic view of the great variety of objects that were crafted with this metal and at the same time of the metallurgical methods with which copper was worked. Then it will be possible to precise a little more the connection the metal could have with the cosmological conception of the Egyptian lifecycle, that is to say the plants lifecycle and the concept of rebirth, having as starting point the very same oxidation cycle of the copper and some sections of the Pyramid Texts as well as some later religious texts. Also studies which were made about some geographically close cultures to Egypt have been taken into consideration.
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Prague Egyptological Studies, 2019
Ever since the discovery of the Predynastic in 1895 by william Matthew Flinders Petrie and James ... more Ever since the discovery of the Predynastic in 1895 by william Matthew Flinders Petrie and James Edward Quibell, great numbers of copper objects have been discovered (fig. 1). However, the study of these objects has been confined to either typological or metallurgical analyses, with seemingly no credence paid to their symbolic aspects (Anfinset 2010; Hassan et al. 2015; Kmošek et al. 2018; Rademakers et al. 2018; Rehren – Pernicka 2014). By combining archaeological and textual data, it is possible today to partly reconstruct the symbolism behind the use of copper objects in funerary context. The aim of this research is to highlight a phenomenon which took place during the transition between the First and the Second Dynasty: the change of the status of copper artefacts found in the tombs. It is possible to see that the size of the objects, and their functionality, changed greatly during this time. Diverse explanations for the phenomenon will be reviewed and a new explanation will be given thanks to a more detailed study of the artefacts and the general context of that time.
Ségalas, B. 2019. ‘Functional Copper Objects and Models in Funerary Context during the Early Dynastic Period’. Prague Egyptological Studies XXIII: 132–51.
https://pes.ff.cuni.cz/en/magazin/2019-23/
The purpose of this communication is to present a state of affairs on the copper in early Egypt: ... more The purpose of this communication is to present a state of affairs on the copper in early Egypt: use of the metal and a first approach to the religious-symbolic system that accompanied its use. In that way, it will be possible to have a more holistic view of the great variety of objects that were crafted with this metal and at the same time of the metallurgical methods with which copper was worked. Then it will be possible to precise a little more the connection the metal could have with the cosmological conception of the Egyptian lifecycle, that is to say the plants lifecycle and the concept of rebirth, having as starting point the very same oxidation cycle of the copper and some sections of the Pyramid Texts as well as some later religious texts. Also studies which were made about some geographically close cultures to Egypt have been taken into consideration.
Prague Egyptological Studies, 2019
Ever since the discovery of the Predynastic in 1895 by william Matthew Flinders Petrie and James ... more Ever since the discovery of the Predynastic in 1895 by william Matthew Flinders Petrie and James Edward Quibell, great numbers of copper objects have been discovered (fig. 1). However, the study of these objects has been confined to either typological or metallurgical analyses, with seemingly no credence paid to their symbolic aspects (Anfinset 2010; Hassan et al. 2015; Kmošek et al. 2018; Rademakers et al. 2018; Rehren – Pernicka 2014). By combining archaeological and textual data, it is possible today to partly reconstruct the symbolism behind the use of copper objects in funerary context. The aim of this research is to highlight a phenomenon which took place during the transition between the First and the Second Dynasty: the change of the status of copper artefacts found in the tombs. It is possible to see that the size of the objects, and their functionality, changed greatly during this time. Diverse explanations for the phenomenon will be reviewed and a new explanation will be given thanks to a more detailed study of the artefacts and the general context of that time.
Ségalas, B. 2019. ‘Functional Copper Objects and Models in Funerary Context during the Early Dynastic Period’. Prague Egyptological Studies XXIII: 132–51.
https://pes.ff.cuni.cz/en/magazin/2019-23/