Tutankhamun and Carter
Assessing the Impact of a Major Archaeological Find
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Auditorium 3 Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationThis event is in English without simultaneous interpretation.
The international colloquium Tutankhamun and Carter: Assessing the Impact of a Major Archaeological Find will be held in the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation on the 16th and 17th February 2023. The event will also be available on livestream.
This event is part of the complementary programme of the exhibition Superstar Pharaohs, held in the Main Gallery of the Foundation until 6th March 2023. Registration is free and should be made till the 10th February.
The colloquium brings together scholars interested in the study of Egyptian collections and their recent history, with a particular focus on the tomb of Tutankhamun, Howard Carter’s career, and his enrolment with art collectors.
Tutankhamun and Carter: Assessing the Impact of a Major Archaeological Find is organized by the Centre for History of the University of Lisbon in partnership with the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum.
Image © Griffith Institute, University of Oxford
Programme
10:00 / Opening of the registration desk
11:00 – 12:00 / Keynote address
Understanding the Reigns of Tutankhamun and His Predecessors from the Objects in the Tomb of Tutankhamun
Nozomu Kawai – Kanazawa University
Chair: Tine Bagh – Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
12:00 – 12:30 / Opening session
— Lunch —
14:00 / Carter and Tutankhamun’s Tomb
The Tutankhamun Affair in the Lacau Archives: the Diplomatic Stakes of a Discovery
Carole Jarsaillon – École Pratique des Hautes Études
The Archaeological Thought in Howard Carter: on Manuals, Methods and Tools in the Excavation of the Tomb of Tutankhamun
Daniel Carvalho – UNIARQ – Centre of Archaeology of the University of Lisbon; LAQU – Quantitative Archaeology Lab of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
The Laboratory in the Tomb Next Door: Lucas and the Science of Conserving Tutankhamun’s Treasures
Jenny l. Cashman – Polytechnic School, Pasadena
The Remains of the South Wall in the Tomb of Tutankhamun
Lyla Pinch – Royal Ontario Museum
Chair: Maria Helena Trindade Lopes – CHAM – Centre for the Humanities, NOVA University Lisbon)
15:40 – 16:40 / Keynote address
A Chronicle No Longer Gold: Re-presenting the Oxford Archive in 2022
Richard Bruce Parkinson – University of Oxford
Chair: Gabriele Pieke (CIPEG/Reiss-Engelhorn Museen)
— Coffee break —
17:00 – 18:40 / Re-discovering Tutankhamun’s find
Materials, Technologies, and Archaeological Documentation
André J. Veldmeijer and Salima Ikram – American University in Cairo
The Furniture that Shapes Our World. A Re-examination of Tutankhamun’s Beds, Chairs, and Thrones
Manon Y. Schutz – Universität Münster, University of Oxford
Tutankhamun’s Miniatures: The Power of Small-Scale Objects in Ancient Egyptian Funerary Customs
Inês Torres – CHAM – Centre for the Humanities, NOVA University Lisbon
‘Absolutely New in Type’: The Anthropomorphized Signs on the Monuments of King Tutankhamun
Ghada Mohamed – Cairo University
Chair: Nelson Ferreira – Centre of Classical and Humanistic Studies, University of Coimbra
— Conference dinner —
09:30 – 11:40 / The impact of Tutankhamun’s Find
Tutankhamun in Portugal. Reports in the Portuguese Press (1922 – 1939)
José Sales – Centre for History, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon; Centro de Estudos Globais da Universidade Aberta and Susana Mota – Centro de Estudos Globais da Universidade Aberta
The Impact of Tutankhamun’s Tomb Discovery in Agatha Christie ‘s Novels and Short Stories
Nuno Simões Rodrigues – Centre for History, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon; Centre of Classical and Humanistic Studies, University of Coimbra
‘Leonard Woolley Saw with the Eye of Imagination’: the Discoveries at Ur in the 1920s
Fátima Rosa – Centre for History, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
Hearts of Glass: Identifying the Styles and Sources of the Neiger Brothers’ Egyptian Revival Jewellery
Jasmine Day – Independent Researcher; Ancient Egypt Society of Western Australia Inc
The ‘Tutanchamun’ Exhibition of the Years 1980 and 1981 in Germany and its Research, Museographic and Sociological Repercussions. The Definitive Recognition of ‘the Egyptian’ in Society
José Pérez Negre – Universidad de Alcalá de Henares
The Beat of the Pharaoh: Verdi’s Aida and the Long Thread of Cultural Fascination for Ancient Egypt
Lorenzo Zaccaria – Centre for Classical Studies, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
Chair: Luís Manuel de Araújo – Centre for History, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
— Coffee break —
12:00 – 13:00 / Keynote address
Tutankhamun. Howard Carter, Calouste Gulbenkian, and the Market for Egyptian Art in the 1920s
Tom Hardwick – Houston Museum of Natural Science
Chair: João Carvalho Dias – Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
— Lunch —
14:30 – 16:10 / Tutankhamun and Pop Culture
Tutankhamun, the Pop Idol: The Tut-Mania Phenomenon and its Influence on the Wider Public
Valentina Santini – University of Birmingham, CAMNES
Howard Carter’s 1922 Discovery of Tutankhamen’s Tomb: its Impact on Archaeology and the Media
Anna L. Pearman – Vincennes University
The Influence of the Discovery of Tutankhamun on Contemporary Cinema and Comics
Abraham Fernandez Pichel – Centre for History, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
‘Tut-mania’ Through the Iconography of Egyptian Ex Libris
Valentin Boyer – École du Louvre
Chair: Guilherme Pires – CHAM – Centre for the Humanities, NOVA University Lisbon
— Coffee break —
16:30 / Tutankhamun and the Legacy of Amarna
The Man Behind the Mask. On Royal Portraiture in Post-Amarna Art
Dimitri Laboury – F.R.S.-FNRS – University of Liège
Tutorial ‘How to Change Your Predecessors’ Names into Tutankhamun’
Katja Broschat – Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum
Tutankhamun and Post-amarnian Visions of Afterlife
Rogério Sousa – Centre for History, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
Chair: José Augusto Ramos – Centre for History, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
17:50 / Conclusions
Daniela Picchi – Museo Civico Archeologico in Bologna
Chair: Manuela Cantinho – Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa; Centre for History, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
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