Lonneke Delpeut, an Egyptologist specialized in visual culture, talks to us about the representation of horses in ancient Egyptian tombs and temples.
In this episode we learn about:
- Freedom vs limitations in artistic expression of horses.
- Which social strata in the Egyptian society were in direct contact with horses?
- The depiction of horses on the walls of tombs versus the walls of temples. What are the differences?
- How far do ancient horses resemble the reality, and particularly the Arabian horse.
The Horse in Word and Picture 