- Tytuł:
- The secretarybird dilemma: identifying a bird species from the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari
- Autorzy:
- Braulińska, Kamila
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1681843.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2019-08-01
- Wydawca:
- Uniwersytet Warszawski. Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
- Tematy:
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African animals
birds in Ancient Egypt
secretarybird
temple of Hatshepsut
Deir el-Bahari
Hatshepsut Punt expedition
temple decoration - Opis:
- Known from a few representations in Predynastic Egyptian art, the secretarybird has otherwise been elusive, in the art of Pharaonic Egypt as well as the scientific discourse on iconographic imagery of birds in ancient Egypt. The author's studies of the animal decoration at the Temple for her doctoral dissertation identified three images of birds belonging most likely to the same species, depicted in the context of the expedition of Hatshepsut shown in the Portico of Punt. The zoological identification of the species as the secretarybird (another possibility is the African harrier-hawk) derives from an in-depth analysis of the bird’s systematics, appearance, distribution and habitat, as well as behavior, which are essential for proper species recognition and instrumental for understanding the rationale behind bringing it from the “God’s Land”. Iconographic features contesting this identification and suggesting a different species, that is, the African harrier-hawk, are discussed based on a combination of theoretical background, material analysis, on-site interviews with experts and the author’s personal experience with the species.
- Źródło:
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Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean; 2018, 27(2); 83-116
1234-5415 - Pojawia się w:
- Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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