The secretarybird dilemma: identifying a bird species from the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari
Known from a few representations in Predynastic Egyptian art, the secretarybird has otherwise been elusive, in the art of Pharaonic Egypt as well as the scientific discourse on iconographic imagery of birds in ancient Egypt. The author's studies of the animal decoration at the Temple for her do...
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| description | Known from a few representations in Predynastic Egyptian art, the secretarybird has otherwise been elusive, in the art of Pharaonic Egypt as well as the scientific discourse on iconographic imagery of birds in ancient Egypt. The author's studies of the animal decoration at the Temple for her doctoral dissertation identified three images of birds belonging most likely to the same species, depicted in the context of the expedition of Hatshepsut shown in the Portico of Punt. The zoological identification of the species as the secretarybird (another possibility is the African harrier-hawk) derives from an in-depth analysis of the bird’s systematics, appearance, distribution and habitat, as well as behavior, which are essential for proper species recognition and instrumental for understanding the rationale behind bringing it from the “God’s Land”. Iconographic features contesting this identification and suggesting a different species, that is, the African harrier-hawk, are discussed based on a combination of theoretical background, material analysis, on-site interviews with experts and the author’s personal experience with the species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dea731a2e4634e029929ab6a686562f92024-04-08T12:04:26ZdeuUniversity of Warsaw PressPolish Archaeology in the Mediterranean1234-54152083-537X2018-12-012728311610.5604/01.3001.0013.319801.3001.0013.3198The secretarybird dilemma: identifying a bird species from the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-BahariKamila Braulińska0University of Warsaw Faculty of History PhD candidateKnown from a few representations in Predynastic Egyptian art, the secretarybird has otherwise been elusive, in the art of Pharaonic Egypt as well as the scientific discourse on iconographic imagery of birds in ancient Egypt. The author's studies of the animal decoration at the Temple for her doctoral dissertation identified three images of birds belonging most likely to the same species, depicted in the context of the expedition of Hatshepsut shown in the Portico of Punt. The zoological identification of the species as the secretarybird (another possibility is the African harrier-hawk) derives from an in-depth analysis of the bird’s systematics, appearance, distribution and habitat, as well as behavior, which are essential for proper species recognition and instrumental for understanding the rationale behind bringing it from the “God’s Land”. Iconographic features contesting this identification and suggesting a different species, that is, the African harrier-hawk, are discussed based on a combination of theoretical background, material analysis, on-site interviews with experts and the author’s personal experience with the species.http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0013.3198African animalsbirds in Ancient Egyptsecretarybirdtemple of HatshepsutDeir el-BahariHatshepsut Punt expedition |
| spellingShingle | Kamila Braulińska The secretarybird dilemma: identifying a bird species from the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean African animals birds in Ancient Egypt secretarybird temple of Hatshepsut Deir el-Bahari Hatshepsut Punt expedition |
| title | The secretarybird dilemma: identifying a bird species from the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari |
| title_full | The secretarybird dilemma: identifying a bird species from the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari |
| title_fullStr | The secretarybird dilemma: identifying a bird species from the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari |
| title_full_unstemmed | The secretarybird dilemma: identifying a bird species from the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari |
| title_short | The secretarybird dilemma: identifying a bird species from the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari |
| title_sort | secretarybird dilemma identifying a bird species from the temple of hatshepsut at deir el bahari |
| topic | African animals birds in Ancient Egypt secretarybird temple of Hatshepsut Deir el-Bahari Hatshepsut Punt expedition |
| url | http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0013.3198 |
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