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Bloomsbury Summer School
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Fascinated by ancient civilisations?
We offer anyone with any level of knowledge, inspiring short courses on ancient Egypt and other areas of the ancient world.
Summer School 2020 – Timetables (archived)
Monday 27 July to Friday 31 July 2020
An A–Z of Ancient Egyptian Statues
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Course Director: Dr Campbell Price (University of Manchester)
Monday 27 July
11.00 – 11:15
Participants login to Zoom
11:15 – 11:30
BSS Director’s Welcome Address
11:30 – 13:00
1. Approaching Ancient Egyptian statues
14:30 – 15:45
2. Quarries, Manufacture, and transport
16:15 – 17:30
3. Anatomy of a statue
Tuesday 28 July
10:00 – 11:15
4. Divine Statues: Meaning and function
11:45 – 13:00
5. Ritual Activation i
14:15 – 15:30
6. Ritual Activation ii
16:00 – 17:15
7. Statue Forms I: Predynastic – Early Dynastic
17:15 – 18:45
Virtual Reception on Zoom (you are welcome to invite guests)
Wednesday 29 July
10:00 – 11:15
8. Royal Statue Forms: Old Kingdom – First Intermediate Period
11:45 – 13:00
9. Royal Statue Forms: Middle Kingdom
14:15 – 15:30
10. Royal Statue Forms: New Kingdom
16:00 – 17:15
11. Royal Statue Forms: New Kingdom – Third Intermediate Period
Thursday 30 July
10:00 – 11:15
12. Royal Statue Forms: Late - Roman Period
11:45 – 13:00
13. Non-royal Statue Forms: Old Kingdom
14:15 – 15:30
14. Non-royal Statue Forms: Middle Kingdom
16:00 – 17:15
15. Non-royal Statue Forms: New Kingdom
Friday 31 July
10:00 – 11:15
16. Non-royal Statue Forms: Third Intermediate – Late Period
11:45 – 13:00
17. Non-royal Statue Forms: Ptolemaic Period
14:15 – 15:30
18. Receptions of Egyptian statues
16:00 – 17:15
19. A-Z of Egyptian Statues: Conclusions
17:15 – 19:00
Virtual Farewell Drinks Party on Zoom
Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the first day of the course.