Early royal iconography: a rock art panel from el-Hosh (Upper Egypt)
| dc.contributor.author | Hardtke, Frederick E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Claes, Wouter | |
| dc.contributor.author | Darnell, John Coleman | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hameeuw, Hendrik | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hendrickx, Stan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vanhulle, Dorian | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Egypt | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | Early Dynastic period | en_US |
| dc.date | 2022 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-23T08:19:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-01-23T08:19:14Z | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1161-0492 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/10739 | |
| dc.description | A rock art panel from the site of el-Hosh featuring two boats along with human depictions, including one with royal regalia, alongside a presumed captor with a Nubian captive, adds a further important example of early royal iconography in Egyptian rock art. This early royal representation stands alongside the well-known panels from Nag el-Hamdulab and a depiction from the Wadi Mahamid in Elkab as the earliest depictions of kingship in the rock art medium. The three examples are roughly contemporaneous, with the el-Hosh panel sharing many features with the Nag el-Hamdulab figures. Despite the similarity we see in the smaller el-Hosh panel, we note the evidence that its production was of a less official nature. The display of a presumed captive and beheaded Nubian appears to reflect local conflict in the region during the period of production. | en_US |
| dc.language | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Peeters | en_US |
| dc.title | Early royal iconography: a rock art panel from el-Hosh (Upper Egypt) | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.subject.frascati | History and Archaeology | en_US |
| dc.audience | Scientific | en_US |
| dc.subject.free | Rock art | en_US |
| dc.subject.free | el-Hosh | en_US |
| dc.source.title | Archéo-Nil | en_US |
| dc.source.volume | 32 | en_US |
| dc.source.page | 25-49 | en_US |
| Orfeo.peerreviewed | Yes | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.2143/ANI.32.0.3291130 |
