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The Egyptian Diadems of the Old Kingdom: the use of imitation objects in funerary equipment
Victoria Yarmolovich
Vostok/Oriens '2016, №3
The paper focuses on the Egyptian diadems of the Old Kingdom found during archaeological excavations on the territory of Giza and Saqqara Necropoli. The author makes several suggestions on function of these chaplets, based on the analysis of diadems and study of their representations from contemporary temples and private tombs. The author concludes that these circlets as well as some other funerary objects found in ancient Egyptian tombs were imitations of real jewelry worn by the tomb’s owner during lifetime.
Keywords: diadems, funerary equipment, imitation, Ancient Egypt, the Old Kingdom
Pages: С. 63–73
