philosophyВестник РГГУ Серия «Философия. Социология. Искусствоведение»RSUH/RGGU BULLETIN. Series Philosophy. Social Studies. Art Studies2073-64012073-6401Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH)10.28995/2073-6401-2025-4-186-201philosophy-844Research ArticleИСКУССТВОВЕДЕНИЕART STUDIESРитуально-магические функции декора колесницы Тутмоса IV: междисциплинарный анализThe ritual-magical functions of the decoration of Thutmose IV’s Chariot. An interdisciplinary analysishttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6264-4918РеуновЮ. С.ReunovYu. S.

Юрий С. Реунов, кандидат искусствоведения

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Yury S. Reunov, Cand. of Sci. (Art History)

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Статья посвящена междисциплинарному исследованию декора церемониальной колесницы Тутмоса IV (XVIII династия, Новое царство), обнаруженной в гробнице KV43 в Долине царей. Преодолевая ограничения традиционного иконографического и стилистического анализа, автор фокусируется на психологических функциях изображения в специфическом погребальном контексте. Основная гипотеза заключается в том, что батальная сцена на колеснице выполняла не пропагандистскую, а ритуально-магическую функцию, будучи ориентированной на обеспечение могущества фараона в загробном мире. Методология исследования объединяет подходы истории искусства, археологии, исторической психологии и антропологии. В работе проводится детальный анализ материальных характеристик памятника, его иконографии и археологического контекста с целью реконструкции имплицитной модели восприятия. Особое внимание уделяется полисенсорному опыту взаимодействия с объектом, включая тактильные и кинестетические аспекты, которые рассматриваются как неотъемлемая часть ритуальной практики. Семиотический анализ демонстрирует, что визуальная риторика декора – включая иерархию масштабов, намеренные иконографические условности, этнографически детализированные образы врага и перформативные иероглифические надписи – была направлена на конструирование образа вечного триумфа обожествлённого правителя. Делается вывод о том, что декор колесницы представляет собой сложный ритуально-психологический инструмент, предназначенный для магического утверждения власти фараона в загробном мире. Результаты исследования подтверждают продуктивность междисциплинарного подхода для изучения древнеегипетского искусства и визуальной культуры.

The article deals with an interdisciplinary study of the decoration of the ceremonial chariot of Thutmose IV (18th Dynasty, New Kingdom), discovered in tomb KV43 in the Valley of the Kings. Overcoming the limitations of traditional iconographic and stylistic analysis, the author focuses on the psychological functions of the imagery within its specific burial context. The central hypothesis posits that the battle scene on the chariot served not a propagandistic, but a ritual-magical function, aimed at ensuring the pharaoh’s power in the afterlife. The research methodology combines approaches from art history, archaeology, historical psychology, and anthropology. The study provides a detailed analysis of the object’s material characteristics, its iconography, and archaeological context to reconstruct an implicit model of perception. Particular attention is paid to the polysensory experience of interacting with the object, including tactile and kinesthetic aspects, which are considered an integral part of ritual practice. A semiotic analysis demonstrates that the visual rhetoric of the decoration – including hierarchy of scale, deliberate iconographic conditionalities, ethnographically detailed depictions of enemies, and performative hieroglyphic inscriptions – was designed to construct an image of the eternal triumph of the deified ruler. It is concluded that the chariot’s decoration constitutes a complex ritual-psychological instrument intended for the magical affirmation of the pharaoh’s power in the afterlife. The results of the study confirm the effectiveness of the interdisciplinary approach for understanding ancient Egyptian art and visual culture.

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