From <https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/52801>:linebreak[Go there for more details and for linx]linebreak======================linebreaklinebreakAncient wooden statues from Middle Egypt (2205–1630 BC)linebreakTitle:Ancient wooden statues from Middle Egypt (2205–1630 BC)linebreakSubtitles:A comparative study on style, functions and ritual entanglements. Part 2: CataloglinebreakAuthor(s):Beck, TinalinebreaklinebreakThe focal topic of this PhD research are wooden statues from Middle Egypt from the First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom. Altogether, 306 wooden statues were collected and studied from the sites of al-Hawawish, Qaw el-Kebir, Deir Rifeh, Asyut, Meir, Deir al-Barsha and Beni Hasan. The analysis of the wooden statues is multifold and relies on the material culture studies: part II of the study focuses on a contextual analysis of the burials that contain a wooden statue and a socio-historical survey of the statue owners. Here, the wooden statues are understood as archaeological objects. Based on a structuralistic description of each wooden statue, the wooden statues were compared to one another, especially regarding their subject, type of coiffure and dress. Part III studies the ritual entanglements of the wooden statues during the funerary rituals and the mortuary cult. Within these ritual entanglements, the wooden statues are perceived as funerary images that fulfill the changing functions of presentification, self-preservation and self-thematization. In reference to the concept of stylisticality, relative-chronological datings are suggested for the wooden statues, that are based on the contextual analysis and the study of the wooden statues. This approach showed that different statue types occurred at the same type. Different wooden statues in the same burial further affirm a stylistic plurality. Furthermore, neither the start nor the end of a specific pictorial element can be dated exactly. However, certain pictorial elements, like sandals, a weak or soft body structure or shoulder-length wigs with pointed ends can be used as dating criteria to narrow down the relative-chronological dating. The analysis of the wooden statues has further shown that unique characteristics for wooden statues from Deir Rifeh, Asyut, Meir and Beni Hasan can be pointed out.linebreaklinebreakThis dissertation focuses on wooden statues from Middle Egypt during the First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom. The analysis of the 306 wooden statues from al-Hawawish, Qaw el-Kebir, Deir Rifeh, Asyut, Meir, Deir al-Barsha, and Beni Hasan considers various perspectives. Within the context of the burials and a socio-historical investigation of the statue owners, the wooden statues are understood as archaeological objects (Part II). The function(s) and ritual connections of the wooden statues as so-called funerary images are the focus of Part III. Fundamental to the analysis of the wooden statues and their contexts are Material Culture Studies and the concept of symmetrical archaeology, and thus the idea that people and things are intertwined across different periods. The art historical investigation of the wooden statues is based on a structuralist object description, which facilitates comparisons, particularly with regard to subject matter, hairstyle, and clothing. Using the concept of stylisticality, relative-chronological dating approaches for the wooden statues are proposed, based on the analysis of the contexts and the statues themselves.linebreaklinebreakThis analysis revealed that various statue types existed simultaneously and that the appearance or disappearance of new pictorial elements cannot be precisely determined. Nevertheless, individual pictorial elements can be highlighted, such as sandals, a weak or soft body structure in men, or shoulder-length wigs with slanted ends, which can narrow down the dating approach. Furthermore, the analysis of the wooden statues showed that, particularly for Deir Rifeh, Asyut, Meir, and Beni Hasan, stylistic features can be identified that can be considered unique characteristics of wooden statues from the respective necropolis.linebreaklinebreakBased on contextual analysis and stylistic examination of the wooden statues, their ritual interconnections are investigated. Particular attention is paid to the dynamic functions of the wooden statues with regard to the aspects of presentification, self-preservation, and self-thematization.linebreaklinebreak[...]linebreak