SOLD OUT: London seminar: Kushite and Saite Tombs of Ancient Thebes: New Discoveries
Event Info
Host: EES
Type: Education - Lecture
Time and Place
Start Time: Saturday, 6th November 2010, 11:00 am
End Time: Saturday, 6th November 2010, 4:00 pm
Location: The EES
Street: 3 Doughty Mews
City/Town: London WC1N 2PG
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Contact Details
Email: contact@ees.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)20 7242 1880
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Description
The Egyptian-American South Asasif Conservation Project currently works in three 25th-26th Dynasty tombs in the South Asasif necropolis: Karabasken (TT 223), Karakhamun (TT 391) and Irtieru (TT 390). Ruined or completely collapsed, as in the case of the tomb of Karakhamun, they were hidden under a thick layer of debris and a local village. The exploration, conservation and reconstruction of the tombs started in 2006 and in August 2010 the team will complete its fifth season in the area. This seminar will examine the newly discovered and reconstructed elements of the decoration of these tombs which demonstrate incredible artistic skill and creativity in the compilation of their textual and decorative programs. Numerous innovations introduced in these tombs contributed to the revival of monumental private tomb construction in the 25th-26th Dynasties. The early 26th Dynasty tomb, at Deir el-Bahri, of the Vizier of Upper Egypt, Nespakashuty (TT 312), which was re-excavated and reconstructed by Dr Pischikova, will be published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2010. The seminar will also include discussion of this important monument and will be led by:
Dr Elena Pischikova, Director of the South Asasif Conservation Project, SCA, Researcher at the American University in Cairo.