Animal Behaviour in Egyptian Art: Representations of the Natural World in Memphite Tomb Scenes (ACE Studies) - Softcover

Evans, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0856688266 ISBN 13: 9780856688263

Publisher: Australian Centre for Egyptology, 2010

Synopsis

Egyptian animal imagery has long been admired for its beauty and morphological accuracy, but the postures and activities of depicted species have received less attention. Animal Behaviour in Egyptian Art takes a unique approach by documenting the way in which mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, and insects are shown behaving in Old Kingdom tomb scenes from Giza and Saqqara and then comparing these representations with current zoological knowledge of contemporary fauna. This comprehensive study reveals that the Egyptians were acutely aware of the natural behaviour of many different species and that their artists found ingenious ways to depict this within the constraints of their idiosyncratic method of representation.

About this title

About the Author:

Linda Evans is an Honorary Associate in the Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Sydney, and specialises in the depiction of animals in Egyptian art. Prior to her research in Egyptology, she worked in the field of animal communication in laboratories at Rockefeller University, New York and the University of California, Davis. She has published a number of papers on the role and representation of animals in the ancient world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Australian Centre for Egyptology
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0856688266
• ISBN 13: 9780856688263
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400