WomEn in PrEhistory

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Final Proposal

Tentative Title : The Representation of Women in the Achaemenid Empire

Brief Sketch of the Problem : This aims to present an analysis of the representation of women in the Achaemenid Empire as they are portrayed in the seals bearing the image of a female with a lotus . The interesting aspect regarding the representation can be traced in the new portrayal of the

female bearing a lotus during the period of the Achaemenid Empire as opposed to the earlier portrayals of the female bearing the lotus before the Achaemenid Empire since specific characteristics can be associated to the seals bearing the image of the female bearing the lotus as opposed to the seals bearing the image of the male with a lotus

Timeframe : Middle of the 6th Century

Region : Persia

Tentative Approach : The will (1 ) provide an explanation of the differences of the portrayal of the seals bearing an image of figure [mal or female] bearing a lotus before and during the Achaemenid Empire (2 ) provide an explanation regarding the cause of these differences , and (3 ) provide an explanation of the implications of these changes to the status of women during the period of the Achaemenid Empire

Thesis Statement : The change in the portrayal of the female bearing the lotus in the seals during the Achaemenid Empire represent a change...