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Exclusive Members' Event – Egyptian Statuettes

Speaker
Liam McNamara
Event date
Event time
17:30 - 18:30
Venue
Ashmolean Museum
Beaumont Street
Oxford
OX1 2PH
Venue details

Headley Lecture Theatre; online via Zoom
Event type
Lectures and seminars
Event cost
Free
Disabled access?
Yes
Booking required
Required
Online booking
Book online here
Further information
https://www.ashmolean.org/event/egyptian-statuettes-controversy-members-talk

The Ashmolean's collections from ancient Egypt are among the most extensive in Britain and its ancient Egyptian galleries are much loved by visitors.

In this talk Liam McNamara will discuss our early Egyptian statuettes, with a particular focus on the stone statuette known as 'MacGregor Man' which has been the subject of controversy since it first came to light at the end of the 19th century.

Is it an authentic ancient Egyptian sculpture dated to about 3100 BCE, or is MacGregor Man a masterful modern forgery?