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My
latest venture is to illustrate a research project investigating
the wildlife species depicted in ancient Egyptian art. in Autumn
2008 I spent six weeks in Egypt with a team of researchers, led
by ornitho-egyptologist John Wyatt. We visited museums and historic
sites from Alexandria to Abu Simbel, looking at art from Predynastic
to Roman times.
My
particular highlights were:
- Seeing
the real "Geese of Meidum" at Cairo museum
- Tombs of
Ti and Ptahhotep at Saqqara
- Tombs
of the nobles at Beni Hassan
- Abydos
- The White
Chapel in Karnak
- The Valley
of the Kings
- Tombs
of the nobles at Luxor
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My role is to make
as accurate as possible representations of the art when a photographic image is
not possible. Later we can use the resulting paintings for study and identification
of the species depicted. So far we've looked at paintings, carvings, hieroglyphs,
objects, ostraca, and papyrus, and are also checking bone and mummy records. The
results will be published as A Guide to the Birds of Ancient Egypt, with further
publications planned for the future. When
trying to identify species from the art there are a number of variables to consider,
such as: -
Quality of workmanship and materials
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Date of work, and therefore the colours/techniques available
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Damage, either natural or deliberate
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Other occurrences of that species
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Context
- Habitat
In
addition I'm producing paintings from Egyptian works that inspire me personally,
and investigating the art techniques and materials used. I plan to make a painting
using authentic as possible pigments and materials.
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Aswan
Hieroglyphs 
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Wigeon
Original £850
Prints

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your mouse over the small pictures for a larger version
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Antelopes
Original £1,260
Prints

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Gallinule
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Nile
Crocodile
Original £1,380
Prints
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Please
contact me if you would like updates
as the project progresses.
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