Conservation and Innovation: The Zodiac in Egyptian Art Public

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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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School	Laney Graduate School
Department	Art History
Degree	MA
Submission	Master's Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Art History
Mot-clé	astrology astronomy Egyptian art zodiac
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Varner, Eric, Emory University
Committee Members	Shute, Gay, Emory University

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