The Tip of a Horn: the Possible Origin of an Iconographic Theme in the Elite Tombs of New Kingdom Thebes

Bács, Tamás A. (2006) The Tip of a Horn: the Possible Origin of an Iconographic Theme in the Elite Tombs of New Kingdom Thebes. Acta Antiqua, 46 (1-2). pp. 3-16. ISSN 0044-5975

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Abstract

The article attempts to identify the possible origins of the iconography of a scene depicting Osiris in TT 65, the late Ramesside tomb of Imiseba. Revealing an apparent dependence on representations of the ruling king in Theban tombs of the early Eighteenth Dynasty, an analysis is presented of these, most particularly of that of the vizier Useramun (TT 131). Consequently, it also offers an argument in favour of considering the Middle Kingdom tomb TT 60 as providing the eventual model for the early Thutmoside scenes.

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