تحتوي المجموعة الاثرية للمتحف المصري في تورينو على مجموعة صغيرة من تماثيل التراكوتا، يمكن تأريخها للفترة ما بين القرن الخامس والنصف الأول من القرن السابع الميلادي. تم العثور عليها خلال بعثات الحفائر التي قام بها إيرنيستو سكيابارلي في الأشمونين أو هيرموبوليس ماجنا (بمصر الوسطى) في الأعوام ١٩٠٣ و١٩٠٤ و١٩٠٩. ورغم افتقار المصادر الأدبية والوثائقية لأي اشارة لهذا النوع من القطع الأثرية، فإن عدد نماذجها الغاية في الأهمية – الموجود في كل من المجموعات الخاصة بالمتاحف وأيضا الحفريات الأثرية – تشير إلى أن هذه القطع الأثرية تمثل جزءً هامًا من الحياة الاجتماعية والممارسات الدينية خلال الفترة الرومانية المتأخرة. ورغم أن الجوانب المادية والتكنولوجية والرمزية تشير إلى وجود نتاج إقليمي يخص هذه التماثيل، فإن بعض عناصرها تستدعي للوجدان الشرائع النموذجية للفن البيزنطي والتي كانت منتشرة في هذه الفترة في حوض البحر الأبيض المتوسط للتعبير عن الديانة المسيحية. ولذلك فان الهدف من هذه الورقة البحثية هو تقديم مساهمة جديدة لدراسة تماثيل التراكوتا التي تم تشكيلها في مصر في الفترة الرومانية المتأخرة، من خلال وصف ومناقشة هذه التماثيل.
The collection of the Museo Egizio in Turin includes a small group of terracotta figurines that can be dated to the period between the fifth and the first half of the seventh century AD. They were found during excavation campaigns carried out by Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1903, 1904 and 1909 at el-Ashmunein/Hermopolis Magna (Middle Egypt). Despite the fact that terracotta figurines lack any mention in ancient literary and documentary sources, the significant number of specimens from both the antiquities market and archaeological excavations suggests that they played a significant role in social life and religious practices during the Late Antique period. Although their physical, technological and figurative aspects indicate a regional production, some of their features reflect the typical canon of Byzantine art, which was widespread in the Mediterranean basin in this period as an expression of Christianity. Through a description and discussion of this material, this paper aims at offering a new contribution to the study of the terracotta figurines produced in Egypt in Late Antiquity.
Christian Terracotta Figurines from el-Ashmunein in the Museo Egizio, Turin
CAPUTO CLEMENTINA
2024-01-01
Abstract
The collection of the Museo Egizio in Turin includes a small group of terracotta figurines that can be dated to the period between the fifth and the first half of the seventh century AD. They were found during excavation campaigns carried out by Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1903, 1904 and 1909 at el-Ashmunein/Hermopolis Magna (Middle Egypt). Despite the fact that terracotta figurines lack any mention in ancient literary and documentary sources, the significant number of specimens from both the antiquities market and archaeological excavations suggests that they played a significant role in social life and religious practices during the Late Antique period. Although their physical, technological and figurative aspects indicate a regional production, some of their features reflect the typical canon of Byzantine art, which was widespread in the Mediterranean basin in this period as an expression of Christianity. Through a description and discussion of this material, this paper aims at offering a new contribution to the study of the terracotta figurines produced in Egypt in Late Antiquity.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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