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
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Details: Floor -1, Gallery 5
Speakers: Clare Gardom (Classics), Juanjo García-Granero (Archaeology)
Organising department: Ashmolean Museum
Part of: Ashmolean Museum Gallery Talks - Talking Sense
Booking required?: Not required
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Laura Spence