The Colourful Tombs of Beni Hasan : Lucia Gahlin | Spring Lodge Community Centre
Cultural Experiences
This meeting is in person only and will not be streamed or recorded
Vibrant painted scenes on the walls of tombs of nobles at Beni Hasan provide a window into the daily lives of the ancient Egyptians c2000 BC. This lecture will explore some of the more intriguing of the manifold scenes on the walls of the tombs of the provincial governors Khety, Baqet, and Amenemhat, and of
the Mayor Khnumhotep. These monuments date to a less well-known period of Egyptian history and are located in a rarely visited part of Egypt but are of artistic and historical importance.
Lucia Gahlin is a specialist in the archaeology of Ancient Egypt and has been leading archaeological tours to Egypt for over 25 years. She has been Chair of the Friends of the Petrie Museum, a Trustee of the Egypt Exploration Society, and Director of Bloomsbury Summer School. She has taught Egyptology for the Universities of London (Birkbeck College and UCL), Reading, Surrey, Sussex, Exeter, Warwick and Bristol. Her areas of special interest are Ancient Egypt's social history, the Amarna Period, settlement archaeology, and the rituals and beliefs of daily life. Her publications include Egypt: Gods, Myths and Religion.
Information Source: The Essex Egyptology Group | eventbrite