Egyptian Artefacts in Malta and the Religious and Funerary Beliefs during the Phoenician-Punic Period (César Guerra Méndez, University of Liverpool)
1:00pm - 2:00pm /
Thursday 30th January 2020
/ Venue: Seminar room 6, Rendall Building
Type: Seminar /
Category: Department
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The Egyptian and Egyptian-kind artefacts of Malta have a special value, they do not come from the antique market, but they come from the ancient world. Some of them are import artefacts from Egypt and other Egyptian-kind pieces of Phoenician-Punic elaboration by colonists. They are, in part, exposed to the public in museums, or located in their archaeological context. Others are found in museum repositories or their location has been changed, but they are photographed in various works. In certain cases, the current location of some pieces is unknown and they have been documented only in line drawings. Generally, they have not received an intense study or, directly, they have not been studied. Having lived in this territory for almost half a year, I have had the opportunity to identify the pieces and study them closely. My research will identify and describe what is, apparently, the whole collection of Egyptian and Egyptian-kind examples. On the other hand, I intend to carry out a microhistorical investigation about religious and funerary beliefs, apparently with similarities to the pharaonic culture, that took place in the Phoenician-Punic Period in Malta, joining this investigation to a preliminary study already done and pending of publication.
This event is part of the Work in Progress Seminar Series.
This event is part of the Work in Progress Seminar Series.