PLEASE NOTE A NEW ROOM LOCATION AND START TIME FOR THIS LECTURE,
DETAILED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
Date: Friday, February 22, 2019
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Cost: Meetings are Free to Members; Guests $5, Students with ID $2
Description:
During the Twenty-first Dynasty, there was a significant change in funerary architecture where the coffin assumed the role of the tomb. In this capacity, the coffin became an essential conveyor of religious iconography, which was previously located on the walls of decorated tombs. This talk will focus on the iconography of the coffin with specific focus on the imywt fetish, an important religious symbol that can be found on the exterior walls of anthropoid coffins of the Twenty-first Dynasty. I will discuss the significance of the imywt fetish and the role it plays in the concept of transference of tomb iconography to coffins as well as its importance as a regenerative device for the deceased within the coffin.
About the speaker:
Beth Labrecque is a graduate of the University of Liverpool with a Masters of Egyptology. Her research focuses on religious iconography on coffins of the Twenty-first Dynasty, specifically images of the imywt fetish. She also holds a B.A. Honours in Classical Studies, a B.A. Minor in Religious Studies (Queens), and a certificate in Cultural Resource Management (Simon Fraser). Beth is the former treasurer of the Vancouver branch of the SSEA.
NEW START TIME:
February 22, 2019 – 7 PM sharp
NEW ROOM IN THE EDC BLOCK:
Room EDC 284, Education Classroom Block, University of Calgary
