Abstract
Title: A reconsideration of the archaism of private tombs in Pharaonic Egypt
Archaism is currently understood in Egyptology as a voluntary return to the past’s cultural content after a break in the chain of its continuous transmission. However, the phenomenon described by this definition is more complex and the current terminology of archaism remains insufficient. To better understand and characterize this form of reinterpretation of the artistic tradition, we propose here to consider the archaism of private tombs as one of the possible forms of artistic quotation in Pharaonic Egypt.
Keywords: Egyptian art, archaism, tradition, innovation, artistic quotation, butchery scenes, offering procession.