Date of Award
5-9-2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art and Design
First Advisor
Dr. Melinda Hartwig
Second Advisor
Dr. John Decker
Third Advisor
Dr. Glenn Gunhouse
Abstract
This thesis will identify what is particularly unusual about the funerary scenes of the eighteenth-dynasty Theban tomb (TT 139) and their chosen location by providing a thorough examination of both the life of the tomb owner, Pairy, and his tomb architecture. Following a discussion of the significance of the tomb chapel's decorative program, I will argue that the abbreviated scenes on two walls adjacent to the passageway to the burial chamber relate to the tomb owner’s safe journey into the underworld. Due to the lack of recent published work on the chapel hall and the deterioration of its paintings, the tomb of Pairy is in dire need of proper, comprehensive study.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/7012681
Recommended Citation
O'Neill, Megan C., "The Decorative Program of the Eighteenth-Dynasty Tomb of Pairy (TT 139)." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2015.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/7012681