The Royal Family: love, emotion, and social connection in Ancient Egypt

How can ancient historical objects reveal the identities and experiences of those who used them? Delving into some of the never-before-seen artworks in the ,">span>, join Dr Becky Clifton for an exploration of the lives, loves, and relationships at the heart of Egyptian pharaonic history.

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Presented by Dr Becky Clifton

Rebecca (Becky) Clifton is part of the Classics and Archaeology discipline at the University of Melbourne, where she has taught a range of subjects encompassing ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome. Her PhD thesis, Art and Identity in the Age of Akhenaten (2019) explores expressions of gender, self, and social connectivity during the reign of Akhenaten, with a particular focus on how the Aten religion related to changing ways of representing human bodies and relationships. Dr Clifton is deeply interested in art as a form of self-expression and the human experiences of individuals in the past.

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Statue of future Pharaoh Horemheb and his wife
Egypt, Saqqara, tomb of Horemheb
18th Dynasty, reigns of Tutankhamun or Ay, about 1336–1323 BCE
limestone
H 130 cm
British Museum, London
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