Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP160102223
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Measuring meaning in Egyptian art: A new approach to an intractable problem. This project aims to produce new insights into the meaning of Eqyptian tomb art. Tomb paintings are a primary source of information about ancient Egyptian life, but what was the original purpose of this art? Previous hypotheses have proposed a range of personal, social or religious functions, but the question remains unresolved. The project aims to break through this impasse by testing the validity of the most comprehensive theory to date via an innovative visual and statistical analysis of wall paintings at the Middle Kingdom site of Beni Hassan. The results are expected to bring greater clarity to our understanding of Egyptian art, and so allow an objective evaluation of its use as a historical document.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 03-2016
End Date: 12-2020
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $372,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Art History | Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant | Art Theory and Criticism
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology |
