After submitting my doctorate (Ph.D.) thesis in 2011, I had the opportunity to present my research at the Montreal chapter of the Association for the Study of Ancient Near-East's (Association pour l'Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien) 2012 colloquium at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQUAM).
Below is a basic English translation of the introductory text to this research in French, which consists of an iconographical analysis of ancient Egyptian artwork found in the context of tombs of the New Kingdom tombs.
Votive representations for the "Lady of Life": iconography of New Kingdom Egyptian earthenware bowls
"Using examples drawn from his iconographic analysis of New Kingdom Egyptian earthenware bowls, the author presents the major symbolic themes of fertility and rebirth in the afterlife, typically found on this type of ceramic and intrinsically linked to the deity Hathor ("Lady of Life"). Through an analysis of the formal and symbolic transformations of these iconographic motifs, the author discusses the historical, ideological and socio-political factors leading to representational transformations. This approach will enable us to grasp the dynamics underlying the maintenance and subtle transformation of the Egyptian representational canon (canon codified by the state and theologians, adoption of foreign motifs, religious transformations, etc.)."
(February 7th, 2012) Abigaëlle Richard. Votive representations for the "Lady of Life": iconography of earthenware bowls from the Egyptian New Kingdom, presentation at the Department of History of the Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal
(7 février 2012) Abigaëlle Richard. Representations votives pour la « Dame de Vie » : iconographie des bols de faïence du Nouvel Empire égyptien, conférence au département d'histoire de l'Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal
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