14 Occurrence of Grave Goods and Their Representations on Coffins: A Concept of Substitution?
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Abstract
Grave goods exist not only in three-dimensional form in burials of the First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom. They are also often an element of the so-called object friezes, where they appear in a figurative form on the inner sides of the coffins. The composition of these friezes varies together with the selection of grave goods; in some cases, certain objects are physically present in the tomb, while in other cases, they appear only as representations on the coffins’ decoration. This paper focuses on the interrelations and interactions of the grave goods and their representations, and examines their different manifestations. Is it possible that an object of the burial equipment can be replaced by its pictorial representation or vice versa? The aim is to consider the preliminary conditions that are required to discuss the question of a possible concept of substitution.