Une 'Thouéris' rare et couronnée en 'faïence à pois' (Pl. I-V)

Bulté, Jeanne

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“…When present, these dots can indicate the pubis, mark a hip belt, surround the navel in a circle, form two crossed bands on the chest or cover a limb, or even the whole body. 54 In the latter case, in particular, one may think of the 'talismans d'heureuse maternité'; 55 these 'Egyptian faïence' figurines are covered with dark dots perhaps protecting pregnancy, birth, and infancy. If these 'talismans' seem typical of the beginning of the Third Intermediate Period and are limited to the east of the Delta (Tanis and Bubastis in particular), it does seem that the dot-pattern on female figurines, which we also find on certain apotropaïa, could be related to the magical protection of fecundity in other periods and places.…”

Section: Dots On the Back And Throat: Tattoos Magic Or Both?mentioning

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Of Ink and Clay: Tattooed Mummified Human Remains and Female Figurines from Deir el-Medina

Austin

Arnette

2022

The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology

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This article offers the first publication of the mummified remains of two tattooed women in conjunction with three unpublished figurines with tattoo motifs from Deir el-Medina. Several recurrent motifs are shared between these women and the figurines, including the use of Bes-images, Nilotic elements, and points at the neck. These themes also appear in previously published tattooed figurines, so-called cosmetic spoons, and paintings. In some cases, the figurines and the women even share the same location of the tattoos on their body, suggesting that the combined location and tattoo motifs are integral to their function and/or meaning. Through linking tattooing on human remains with figurines, our work evaluates when we can interpret markings on figurines as tattooing while also exploring potential explanations for the tattoo motifs. To do so, we connect these new examples with texts and material culture that would have been accessible to the people of Deir el-Medina.

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Section: Dots On the Back And Throat: Tattoos Magic Or Both?mentioning

confidence: 99%