Friends of the Egypt Centre present: 'Young, Beautiful and Nude: The Egypt Centre Lute Player'

A The Egypt Centre Event

Speaker

Dr Carolyn Graves-Brown

Speaker's Biography

Curator, Egypt Centre, Swansea University

From: 13 Feb 2019, 7 p.m.
To: 13 Feb 2019, 8 p.m.
Location: Mall Room, Taliesin Create, Swansea University, Singleton Park, SA2 8PZ, Swansea

One of the objects in the Egypt Centre is a ring bezel from Amarna (a bezel is the decorative part of a ring). On it is displayed a scantily clad or nude lute player accompanied by a monkey. Traditionally, female musicians have been seen as lowly entertainers, and their lack of dress is said to confirm this. But, was this depiction of her really no more than an expression of Amarna ‘joie de vivre’ as has been suggested? I embark on an exploration of the social status of the female ‘party’ musician in Amarna and question if this bezel had any significance beyond its pleasing appearance.


Contact: Wendy Goodridge (Email: w.r.goodridge@swansea.ac.uk) - Telephone: 01792 295960

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