Girton College Lawrence Room Talk 2021

Girton College Lawrence Room Talk 2021

Girton College Lawrence Room Talk 2021
Saturday 25 September 2021, 2.00pm to 3.00pm BST
Past event
Past event
Saturday 25 September 2021, 2.00pm to 3.00pm BST
  • Egyptian Headrest

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Working from home in Egypt in the Second Millennium BC: Interpreting the role of work and rest in the houses of Amarna
Open to: 
Alumni and guests
Theme: 
Art and culture, Museums and collections

This talk takes as its starting point the headrest from the collection in Lawrence Room at Girton and considers the role of rest and work in ancient Egyptian houses at Amarna around 1340 BC. The ground plans of hundreds of houses are preserved from the site but what can be said of the lives that went on within them?

Join Dr Kate Spence as she discusses the role of working from home in the ancient city is explored, alongside the role of rest; these are considered alongside issues of status which were ever-present in the lives of the ancient Egyptians.  Following the lecture, there will be an opportunity to ask questions.

Speakers

Dr Kate Spence (Sidney Sussex 1985 and Emmanuel Fellow)

Dr Kate Spence

Dr Kate Spence is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology and a Fellow of Emmanuel College. She works on architecture and urbanism in ancient Egypt and Sudan, focusing particularly on the mid Second Millennium BC. Her current fieldwork is at the site of Sesebi in Sudan.

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