The Rough and the Refined: Sensing the Luxurious and the Everyday

In this talk Clare and Juanjo explore how textual sources and archaeological evidence can differ in how they portray grand and ordinary living, drawing on examples from Classical Egypt and Minoan Crete.

Date: 28 May 2019, 12:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2019)
Venue:
Ashmolean Museum
Beaumont Street OX1 2PH
See location on maps.ox

Details: Meet in Gallery 5 (Floor -1)
Speakers: Clare Gardom (University of Oxford), Juanjo García-Granero (University of Oxford)
Organising department: The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
Organisers: Hugo Shakeshaft (University of Oxford), Helena Guzik (University of Oxford)
Part of: Talking Sense Gallery Talks
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Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Public
Editor: Helena Guzik