THE ICONOGRAPHY OF THE REWARDING SCENES IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TOMBS OF THE XVIII-TH DYNASTY
In 18th dynasty Egyptian private tombs the development of the so-called “Rewarding scenes”, illustrating the awarding of court officials by the king or on behalf of the king was in progress. The typological, compositional and comparative analysis of this group of monuments shows their evolution, in which it is possible to single out 5 stages, with the peak of changes occurring in the second half of Akhenaten's rule, when the pharaoh himself is an active participant in the rewarding ritual. In the future, the awarding scenes iconography returns to the original appearance, but composition preserves the legacy of the Amarna era.