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Elizabeth A. Waraksa examins the ceramic female figurines excavated by John Hopkins at the Precinct of Mut in Luxor, Egypt between 2001 and 2004. The figurines date from the New Kingdom to the Late Period (ca. 1550332 BCE). Ceramic figurines are frequently overlooked by archaeologists, art historians, and social historians because the lack the aesthetic qualities usually associated wit Egyptian art. However, the Hopkins-excavated figurines display features that mark them as standardized ritual objects. Waraksa argues that ceramic female figurines were produced in Workshops, utilized by magician/physicians in healing rituals, and regularly snapped and discarded at the end of their effective 'lives'. This is a new, broader interpretation for objects that have previously been considered as toys, dolly, concubine figures, and most recently votive 'fertility figurines'.

Female Figurines from the Mut Precinct: Context

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      Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/05/2022
      ISBN13: 9783525534564, 978-3525534564
      ISBN10: 3525534566

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      Book Synopsis
      Elizabeth A. Waraksa examins the ceramic female figurines excavated by John Hopkins at the Precinct of Mut in Luxor, Egypt between 2001 and 2004. The figurines date from the New Kingdom to the Late Period (ca. 1550332 BCE). Ceramic figurines are frequently overlooked by archaeologists, art historians, and social historians because the lack the aesthetic qualities usually associated wit Egyptian art. However, the Hopkins-excavated figurines display features that mark them as standardized ritual objects. Waraksa argues that ceramic female figurines were produced in Workshops, utilized by magician/physicians in healing rituals, and regularly snapped and discarded at the end of their effective 'lives'. This is a new, broader interpretation for objects that have previously been considered as toys, dolly, concubine figures, and most recently votive 'fertility figurines'.

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