Books by Martina Kmoníčková
The Old Kingdom of Egypt (Dynasties 4–6, c. 2600–2180 BC) is famous as a period of the builders o... more The Old Kingdom of Egypt (Dynasties 4–6, c. 2600–2180 BC) is famous as a period of the builders of the largest Egyptian pyramids. It is generally accepted that the evidence on the use of copper alloy tools from this era is meagre. Martin Odler gathers the textual, iconographic and palaeographic evidence and examines Old Kingdom artefacts in order to revise this view on the use of copper alloy tools and model tools. Furthermore, he provides updated definitions of tool classes and tool kits, together with the context of their use. Besides rare specimens of full-size tools, the largest corpora of the material have been preserved in the form of model tools in the burial equipment of the Old Kingdom elite and were most probably symbols of their power to commission and fund craftwork. Moreover, the size and elaboration of the model tools were probably connected to the social status of the buried persons. The long-standing division in the Egyptological literature between full-size tools and model tools is questioned. The ancient sources also enable to show that the preservation of material culture from the Old Kingdom was largely dependent on a conscious selection made within the past culture, with completely different settlement and funerary contexts and a conspicuous absence of weapons. The volume is completed by co-authored case studies on archaeometallurgy of selected Old Kingdom artefacts in the collection of the Egyptian Museum of Leipzig University, on morphometry of Old Kingdom adze blades and on the finds of stone and ceramic vessels associated with the findings of so-called Old Kingdom model tools.
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Papers by Martina Kmoníčková
A set of funerals borrowed by City of Prague Museum was explored. This set came from crypt of Our... more A set of funerals borrowed by City of Prague Museum was explored. This set came from crypt of Our Lady of Victory Church in Karmelitska Street in Prague. Metallic cross with Christ, metallic fragments of a clip, medallion, ring, textile picture of Virgin Mary, little glass beads, bigger glass beads and their fragments, nutshell and a (fruit) stone were included in a collection. The aim of work was to analyse a material composition of individual funerals and to conserve them. For determination of chemical elements of the metallic parts a scanning electron microscope was used. Composition of brass corrosion products was detected by x‐ray crystallography. X‐ray photographies helped to find the measure of removing corrosion products from metallic parts and also inscriptions and pictures below corrosion products appeared on medallion and ring, this was helpful to better identify origin of these objects. Metallic objects were desalinated and corrosion products removed. A cut was prepared ...
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Books by Martina Kmoníčková
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Papers by Martina Kmoníčková
The book can be purchased here: http://www.archaeopress.com/Public/displayProductDetail.asp?id=%7BDED38ACF-A714-4454-8448-4C8C91A92F43%7D