Abstract

The operational chain of funerary workshops in Roman Egypt, as far as the production of Osirian burial assemblages is concerned, has been an elusive subject for researchers due to the general scarcity of the textual sources on the subject. However, the meticulous study of the materials manufactured in these places (which have survived) is providing new data that allow us to gain access to the daily life of the artisans/artists dedicated to making coffins or shrouds for the deceased. The present work analyses the painted shrouds that came from these workshops, reconstructing their work in terms of the preparation of the fabrics as a step prior to their decoration. The initial phase of the operational chain is better understood, opening up new perspectives of research into the economic and technical history of Roman Egypt. La cadena operativa de los talleres funerarios del Egipto romano en lo que a producción de ajuares osirianos se refiere ha resultado un tema esquivo para los investigadores debido a la parquedad general de las fuentes textuales al respecto. No obstante, el estudio minucioso de los propios materiales que fueron manufacturados en dichos lugares (que han sobrevivido) aportan nuevos datos que nos permiten acceder al día a día de los artesanos/artistas dedicados a elaborar ataúdes o sudarios para los difuntos. En el presente trabajo se analizan los sudarios pintados que surgieron de dichos talleres, reconstruyendo el trabajo de estos en cuanto a la preparación de las telas como paso previo a su decoración. Se logra conocer mejor la fase inicial de la cadena operativa y se abren nuevas perspectivas de estudio al respecto de la historia económica y técnica del Egipto romano.

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