Bloomsbury Summer School
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
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.
