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TeacherAdorable4864 t1_izu7bly wrote
Reply to comment by MeatballDom in Egypt: Portraits of Egyptian Mummies Discovered in Ancient Philadelphia by IslandChillin
It means Ancient Egypt was colonized by Mediterranean cultures but was most influenced in its earliest days and founded on African + Near East cultures. Cleopatra and her family (as depicted similarly to these images) are not Ancient Egyptians. They are Ancient Greeks in Egypt. Hence the art work.
TeacherAdorable4864 t1_izu5c6m wrote
Reply to comment by Bentresh in Egypt: Portraits of Egyptian Mummies Discovered in Ancient Philadelphia by IslandChillin
I qualified it with “most likely” but regardless my point remains - these images shouldn’t be seen as representations of indigenous Egyptian people or indigenous Egyptian culture. This is the result of colonial invasion by the Ptolemaic Dynasty/Alexander. It’s important to name that because there’s a long history of trying to make Egypt an extension of the Mediterranean without attaching the history behind it.
TeacherAdorable4864 t1_izts59l wrote
Disclaimer that this is set during the Ptolemaic Dynasty. So these are most likely representations of Mediterranean colonizers -not the Ancient Native Egyptians.
TeacherAdorable4864 t1_izu7upa wrote
Reply to comment by MeatballDom in Egypt: Portraits of Egyptian Mummies Discovered in Ancient Philadelphia by IslandChillin
It’s akin to some future civilization uncovering portraits of the US president and describing it as the “Ancient Americans” when there are earlier, truly Indigenous cultures - who are not from Europe.