Measuring meaning in Egyptian art: A new approach to an intractable problem

测量埃及艺术的意义：解决棘手问题的新方法

• 批准号: DP160102223
• 负责人: Prof Naguib Kanawati
• 金额: $ 26.05万
• 依托单位: Macquarie University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2016-03-02 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP160102223
• 关键词: Measuring; meaning; Egyptian; art; new

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to bring greater clarity to our understanding of Egyptian art, and so allow an objective evaluation of its use as a historical document.

该项目旨在对Eqyptian墓葬艺术的意义产生新的见解。墓葬绘画是古埃及生活信息的主要来源，但这种艺术的最初目的是什么？以前的假说提出了一系列的个人，社会或宗教功能，但这个问题仍然没有解决。该项目旨在通过对中王国时期贝尼哈桑遗址壁画的创新性视觉和统计分析，来测试迄今为止最全面的理论的有效性，从而打破这一僵局。预计结果将使我们对埃及艺术的理解更加清晰，从而可以客观地评估其作为历史文献的使用。