Pomp and Ceremony: Part 1 - The Iconography of Kingship in Ancient Egypt

Focusing on visual displays of kingship this course will examine the objects, costumes, jewellery and instruments used by the king and royal family in ancient Egypt. This will include instruments used in the ceremonies of the living, for example, at coronations and the heb seb, and also in the afterlife. A variety of evidence will be reviewed, including religious texts, tomb and temple scenes, in addition to the objects themselves. We will review how style evolved over time and consider possible foreign influences. Key contexts will be examined, and we will consider the materials and technology used to create our royal emblems.

Week 1 – Friday 12th April 10.30am, repeated Tuesday 16th April 7pm

Headdresses, Crowns, and Diadems – early and physical evidence

Week 2 - Friday 19th April 10.30am, repeated Tuesday 23rd April 7pm

Crowns: The development of iconography

Week 3 – Friday 26th April 10.30am, repeated Tuesday 30th April 7pm

Robes: Heb seb, coronation and funerary

Week 4 – Friday 3rd May 10.30am, repeated Tuesday 7th May 7pm

Accessories: The Mace, staffs, the crook and the flail

Week 5 – Friday 10th May 10.30am, repeated Tuesday 14th May 7pm

Daggers and girdles

You will recieve the zoom link for both live lectures. You are welcome to attend either or both.

Articles and links will be sent out after each lecture.