Free Hybrid Lecture: Rediscovering Sculptures of King Menkaure at the Giza Pyramids

Name: Free Hybrid Lecture: Rediscovering Sculptures of King Menkaure at the Giza Pyramids
Start: 2024-10-16T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-16T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02138

Schedule

Wed Oct 16 2024 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02138 | Cambridge, MA

Between 1908–1910, Harvard’s George Reisner found some of the most iconic pieces of ancient Egyptian art at the Menkaure Valley Temple at Giza—including four magnificent triad statues and the larger pair statue now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Over a century later, Ancient Egypt Research Associates (AERA) reinvestigated the temple. Join AERA President Mark Lehner to learn about new findings that span 300 years—from the time of Menkaure to the end of the Old Kingdom (2447–2153 BCE). Lehner will also revisit the site where Reisner found the famous pair statue of the king and an unidentified woman–possibly his queen, mother, or a goddess–with surprising new results.
Advance registration recommended: https://tinyurl.com/RediscoveringSculpturesGiza
Speaker: Mark Lehner, Director and President, Ancient Egypt Research Associates, Inc.
Free admission. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.
Photo: Menkaure triads by Peter Der Manuelian