Dr. Martin von Falck of the University of Münster will present a lecture on Friday evening and an all-day workshop on the following Saturday on the subject of  sarcophagi in Ancient Egypt. 

At the Friday, May 21 lecture, Dr. von Falck will discuss "Royal Sarcophagi of the New Kingdom in Ancient Egypt."  At the Saturday workshop on May 22, he will familiarize attendees with the wide variety and diversity of coffin and sarcophagus types in Ancient Egypt.  There will be a charge for attendance at the workshop (see below). 

Lecture
Friday, May 21, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
Dr. Martin von Falck
University of Hamburg
Location:  Benjamin T. Rome Auditorium of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (Dupont Circle Metro stop)

“Royal Sarcophagi of the New Kingdom in Egypt”

More information about this lecture and Dr. von Falck is now posted on the “Events” webpage.  

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Workshop
Saturday, May 22, 2010, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Dr. Martin von Falck
University of Hamburg
Location:  Egyptian Cultural and Educational Bureau, Taha Hussein Hall, 1303 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC  20036

“Coffins and Sarcophagi in Ancient Egypt”

The workshop will attempt to make you familiar with the development of Egyptian coffins and sarcophagi. Together we will try to gain orientation on the often puzzling variety and diversity of coffin types. The planned exercises will assist you to understand the decoration of the coffins and to identify the workshops.

1.  We will start with an introduction to the different forms of coffins and sarcophagi in Egypt and try to define them. 
2.  After a typological overview of the Middle Kingdom coffins, we will start to identify local workshops and styles. 
3.  Together we will identify the beginning of the development of new coffin types during the Second Intermediate Period that leads to the New Kingdom standard types. 
4.  Through sign-by-sign comparison, we will identify the sources of some prominent New Kingdom coffins and sarcophagi. 
5.  Our last exercise will train us to distinguish early New Kingdom coffins from those of the third Intermediate Period and the following Late Period.

Dr. Martin von Falck studied Egyptology, Coptology and Classical Archaeology and completed his doctorate at the University of Münster. He has been working in Hamburg for the Edfu-Temple project of the Academy of Science in Göttingen since October 2005; and as lecturer in Egyptology at different Universities (Münster, Hamburg, Munich) since 2002. Since 1992 he has worked as curator of the Egyptian collection at the Gustav-Lübcke-Museum in Hamm.  He curated several exhibition projects including “Pharaoh is always Winning – War and Peace in Ancient Egypt” (2004), “Myth Tutankhamun – Discovery and Fascination” (2003/04), and “Egypt: Treasures from the Desert Sand – Christian Art and Culture of the Christians from the Nile” (1996).


The fee for workshop participants is $60, payable to ARCE Washington DC Chapter. Please mail your check to ARCE-DC, % Nick Claudy, 1622 33rd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007-2724.  If not on your check, please include a note providing the following information: 
Name
Address
City, State, Zip
Phone:
Email: 
Call in advance to reserve your space: 202-338-1121, or e-mail Nick Claudy at nclaudy@aol.com.  Be sure to confirm your reservation by sending in your check as soon as possible.  There will be a limited number of seats available. 

Dr. Maha K. Mahmoud, Director of the Egyptian Cultural and Educational Bureau, will treat attendees to a Lebanese lunch at the Bureau.

FYI, there is free parking in back of the Workshop location, with entrance from N Street.

If you have any further questions on the workshop, please contact Bob Wilson at horemheb@comcast.net.