Lecture: Facing the Mummy

Sun 6 May 2018

1:30pm2:30pm

WA Maritime Museum


Can we tell what an ancient Egyptian person was like by looking at their face?

Spend an afternoon with Dr Jasmine Day as she explores the extraordinary attempts of scientists, poets, and artists to interpret the faces of Egyptian mummies.

This is a free event organised by the Friends of the WA Museum. Bookings are not required.

This presentation contains images of human mummies.

Dr Jasmine Day explores history and archaeology through lectures, classes, and TV and radio broadcasts.

 

 


Caption: The Queen Nefertiti - II

Image courtesy Egisto Sani (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)