FAKING IT? NEW RESEARCH ON ‘MACGREGOR MAN'
AND THE MUSEUM'S EARLY EGYPTIAN STATUETTES
An Exclusive Talk for Members of the Ashmolean
The in-person event will take place in the Headley Lecture Theatre, and online via Zoom.
Teas, coffee, and cake will be served in the Headley Lecture Theatre from 3pm, when the doors open.
Booking is essential
With Liam McNamara, Keeper of the Department of Antiquities and Lisa and Bernard Selz Curator for Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the Ashmolean Museum
The stone statuette known as 'MacGregor Man' 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 BC, or a masterful modern forgery? This talk will explore arguments for and against the statuette’s authenticity based on recent research.
Basalt statue ('MacGregor Man'), c. 5300-3300 BC, Naqada, 39.5 cm tall. AN1922.70
BOOKING
Tickets are £15 for the in-person event, and £10 for the online event.
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