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| Semester | fall semester 2022 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Alexis Den Doncker (alexis.dendoncker@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Visit to the Egyptian antiquities collections of Benelux museums Working sessions: Tuesday 11.10.22 and 01.11.22: 10.15-11.45, Kollegienhaus Seminarraum 103. Excursion from Wednesday 16.11.22 to Sunday 20.11.22 Language: English and German. This first term seminar will consist in an excursion to The Netherlands and Belgium to visit the collections of Egyptian antiquities of the Leiden Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, the Brussels Royal Museums of Art and History, and the Musée Royal de Mariemont, including temporary exhibitions. The excursion will take place from Wednesday 16 to Sunday 20 November 2022 (travel by train; possibility to return earlier on Saturday 19 evening). The aim of the seminar is to introduce the students to object-based studies. Through a study of a selected (group of) artefact(s) from the collections, which they will present during the visit, the students will insist on possible methodological / epistemological issues related to the relationship of the scientist with the object. Their analyse will take into account the new conditions of perception as compared with the ancient ones—especially concerning objects usually considered as art pieces—and how the absence of the original context inevitably impacts on the object’s agency and the way we engage with it. In this regard, the students will benefit from the visit time to confront their analyse to the object in praesentia. The evaluation will be based on the presentation in the museums, the written paper and the active participation of the students during the visits. Two working sessions will be organised in class to prepare the visits (planned on Tuesday 11/10/2022 and Tuesday 01/11/2022 from 10.15-11.45, Kollegienhaus Seminarraum 103. |
| Bibliography | Bibliography (still to be completed): Leiden RMO D. Picchi, Egypt : Millenary splendour : the Leiden collection in Bologna, Milan, 2016. P. A. A. Boeser, Catalogus van het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden : Egyptische afdeeling, Leiden, 1907. https://www.rmo.nl/en/collection/ https://www.rmo.nl/en/collection/ Brussels MRAH J. Capart, Les antiquités égyptiennes des Musées Royaux du Cinquantenaire. Guide descriptif, Brussels, 1905. ——, Chambre funéraire de la VIe dynastie aux Musées Royaux du Cinquantenaire, Brussels, 1905. ——, Une donation d’antiquités égyptiennes aux Musées Royaux de Bruxelles, Brussels, 1911. ——, Musées Royaux du Cinquantenaire Bruxelles. Guide du Visiteur. Egypte, Brussels, 1928. ——, Le Papyrus Léopold II aux Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire de Bruxelles et le Papyrus Amherst à la Pierpont Morgan Library de New York, Brussels, 1939. https://www.carmentis.be/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&lang=fr&objectId=82636 Mariemont Cl. Derriks & L. Delvaux, Antiquités égyptiennes au Musée Royal de Mariemont, Morlanwelz, 2009. M.-C. Bruwier & R. Betz, Pharaons noirs. Sur la piste des Quarante jours, Morlanwelz, 2006. Cl. Derriks, Les miroirs cariatides égyptiens en bronze : typologie, chronologie et symbolique, MÄS 51, Mainz, 2001. Cl. Derriks, Choix d’œuvres du Musée Royal de Mariemont, Morlanwelz, 1990. M.-C. Bruwier, Artisans de l'Egypte ancienne : Musée royal de Mariemont, 27 mars-21 juin 1981, Morlanwelz, 1981. |
| Admission requirements | Teilnahmebeschränkung auf 15 Personen, prioritär Studierende der Ägyptologie |
| Course application | Bitte verbindliche Anmeldung bis 28. September online und Bezahlung des Eigenbeitrags von 100.- bei Ruth Zillhardt. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 11.10.2022 | 10.15-11.45 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 103 |
| Tuesday 01.11.2022 | 10.15-11.45 | Kollegienhaus, Seminarraum 103 |
| Modules |
Modul: Themen der altägyptischen Kulturgeschichte (Bachelor's degree program: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Themen der altägyptischen Kulturgeschichte (Bachelor's degree subject: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Vertiefung altägyptischer Kulturgeschichte (Master's degree subject: Egyptology) Modul: Vertiefung altägyptischer Kulturgeschichte (Master's degree program: Archaeology and Archaeological Science) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Ägyptologie |