Fridays – Inside Tombs the Nobles of Ancient Egypt

8/8 & 8/22 @ 11:00 AM/CH

Instructor: Stephen “Dr. Steve” Phillips, Ph.D.

Ancient Egyptian art and architecture are intertwined with the history and development of ancient Egypt’s funerary monuments, especially as found in non-royal and royal tombs. A person’s tomb served first and foremost as a final resting place, however, a person’s tomb also served as a sort of miniature cosmos, a place from which the deceased could interact with the living.

This lecture takes you inside Tombs of the Nobles of ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom period – the same period as Queen Nefertari – where we explore the architecture and impressive funerary art of a world long gone. A few tombs we visit are not even open to the public!