Aufgrund der COVID-19 Pandemie findet in diesem Jahr keine Weihnachtsfeier des Ägyptologischen Seminars statt. Dafür lädt die Fachschaftsinitiative sowie die Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter des Ägyptologischen Seminars zum online-Vortrag von Dr. Campbell Price (Manchester) ein:

‘An Image As Perfect as the Ancestors’: Functions of Private Temple Sculpture in the Late Period

Non-royal sculpture of the Egyptian Late Period (c. 750-30 BCE) has frequently been assessed in terms of its aesthetic qualities and on the basis of the incidental biographical information contained in its inscriptions. This lecture assesses the materiality and presence of these statues in functioning temple spaces, and in terms of intended interactions with the living, the gods and the dead. Particular attention is paid to the use of archaising forms as a means to engage initiated passers-by.