Ancient Art Council Fall 2016 Programs - EXTRA! EXTRA!

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From: "Louise Chu"
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 11:40:10 AM
Subject: Ancient Art Council Fall 2016 Programs

One more lecture to add to our fall programs: Mummies of the Vatican: Genuine or Fake …

 

Dr. Alessia Amenta, curator of Egyptian and Near Eastern Antiquities at the Vatican Museums, will speak on two “miniature-mummies” in the Vatican collection.

 

Date: Saturday â"‚ 22 October

Location: Gould Theater â"‚ Legion of Honor

Time: 10:00 amâ€"NOT our usual 2:00 pm

 

Ancient Art Council
supporting Antiquities at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Florence Gould Theater
Legion of Honor
100 - 34th Avenue
Lincoln Park
San Francisco
Saturday, 24 September, 2:00 pm
Prof. Carol Redmount
University of California, Berkeley
Invisible Cities: Urban Environments in Ancient Egypt
Saturday, 22 October, 10:00 am
Dr. Alessia Amenta
Vatican Museums
Mummies of the Vatican: Genuine or Fake
Saturday, 29 October, 2:00 pm
Prof. Christopher Hallett
University of California, Berkeley
Ancient Bronzes as Art Objects:
Roman Collectors and “Corinthian Bronzes”
Lecture in memory of Prof. J. K. (Jock) Anderson
Saturday, 5 November, 2:00 pm
Prof. Rita Lucarelli
University of California, Berkeley
The Inhabitants of the Netherworld: Tracking Demons
in Ancient Egyptian Mortuary Papyri and Coffins
Lecture in memory of Dr. Rolf Scherman
Saturday, 3 December, 2:00 pm
Prof. Albert Leonard, Jr.
University of Arizona
Growing Up Bacchus: An Archaeological
Look at a Wine-god’s Early Years
ancient art Exhibition
Legion of Honorâ"‚Gallery 1
The Future of the Past: Mummies and Medicine
For more information, please visit: www.ancientartcouncil.org For membership, please email: ancientart@famsf.org