Developments in Serving Sculptures and their Change in Location from the Serdab to the Burial Chamber
During the late 6th Dynasty, serving sculptures underwent several significant developments in production and distribution, including a change in where they were located in the tomb. Previously housed in the serdab in the superstructure, the sculptures began to be deposited in the subterranean burial...
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I15-R225-article-1342024-07-24T15:30:44Z Developments in Serving Sculptures and their Change in Location from the Serdab to the Burial Chamber Desarrollo de las esculturas de sirvientes y su cambio de ubicación del serdab a la cámara funeraria Barker, Georgia estatuas de sirvientes modelos funerarios serdab camara funeraria seguridad serving statues funerary models serdab burial chamber security During the late 6th Dynasty, serving sculptures underwent several significant developments in production and distribution, including a change in where they were located in the tomb. Previously housed in the serdab in the superstructure, the sculptures began to be deposited in the subterranean burial chamber. Previous explanations for this change in funerary practice have focused on religious reasons, specifically the growth of the Osirian cult which caused greater attention to be devoted to the substructure. However, it is equally important to investigate the historical factors that may have influenced this development. As these have not yet been fully considered, this study presents the historical perspective which should be understood alongside the religious explanations. It is argued that an increased feeling of insecurity in society contributed to the burial chamber becoming the preferred location for serving sculptures. This subterranean location enabled the sculptures to no longer have any interaction with the living and to give the tomb owner direct and more secure access to the goods and services they provided. A finales de la VI Dinastía, las esculturas de sirvientes experimentaron varios cambios significativos en su producción y distribución, incluso en lo que refiere a su ubicación en la tumba. Anteriormente alojadas en el serdab de la superestructura, las esculturas empezaron a depositarse en la cámara funeraria subterránea. Previamente, las explicaciones para este cambio en la práctica funeraria se han centrado en razones religiosas, concretamente en el crecimiento del culto a Osiris, que hizo que se dedicara mayor atención a la subestructura. Sin embargo, es igualmente importante investigar los factores históricos que pueden haber influido en este desarrollo. Dado que estos aún no se han tenido plenamente en cuenta, este estudio presenta la perspectiva histórica que debe comprenderse junto a las explicaciones religiosas. Se plantea que el aumento del sentimiento de inseguridad en la sociedad contribuyó a que la cámara funeraria se convirtiera en el lugar preferido para alojar las esculturas de sirvientes. Esta ubicación subterránea permitía a las esculturas no tener ya ninguna interacción con los vivos y dar al propietario de la tumba un acceso directo y más seguro a los bienes y servicios que ellas proporcionaban. Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2023-12-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://claroscuro.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/134 10.35305/cl.vi22.134 Claroscuro. Revista del Centro de Estudios sobre Diversidad Cultural; No. 22 (2023): Community Resilience in Ancient Egypt; 1-33 Claroscuro. Revista del Centro de Estudios sobre Diversidad Cultural; Núm. 22 (2023): Resiliencia comunitaria en el Antiguo Egipto; 1-33 2314-0542 eng https://claroscuro.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/134/127 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
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During the late 6th Dynasty, serving sculptures underwent several significant developments in production and distribution, including a change in where they were located in the tomb. Previously housed in the serdab in the superstructure, the sculptures began to be deposited in the subterranean burial chamber. Previous explanations for this change in funerary practice have focused on religious reasons, specifically the growth of the Osirian cult which caused greater attention to be devoted to the substructure. However, it is equally important to investigate the historical factors that may have influenced this development. As these have not yet been fully considered, this study presents the historical perspective which should be understood alongside the religious explanations. It is argued that an increased feeling of insecurity in society contributed to the burial chamber becoming the preferred location for serving sculptures. This subterranean location enabled the sculptures to no longer have any interaction with the living and to give the tomb owner direct and more secure access to the goods and services they provided. |
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