Conservation and Innovation: The Zodiac in Egyptian Art Público
Stewart, Devon Ashley (2010)
Abstract
Abstract
Conservation and Innovation: The Zodiac in Egyptian Art
By Devon Stewart
This thesis investigates the introduction into and function of the
Greek zodiac within the
repertoire of ancient Egyptian art during the Ptolemaic and Roman
periods. Although
there was no native tradition of astrology in Egypt, the zodiac was
readily incorporated
into the existing tradition of astronomical iconography. In order
to explain the adoption
of the zodiac, this thesis examines the role of astronomical images
in Egyptian art.
Throughout the Pharaonic period, images of night sky decorated
coffins, tombs and
temples. These images served as a conceptual and visual compliment
to the solar cycle
and bore strong regenerative associations. The assimilation of the
zodiac into the corpus
of astronomical iconography indicates that Egyptian artists and
patrons recognized a
conceptual similarity between the organization of the night sky in
the zodiac and in
Egyptian art. Although formally different, the zodiac assumed the
same function as more
traditional astronomical images in sacred and funerary
contexts.
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