Next Monday we kick off the new year with our latest MAES Zoom lecture!

9 Jan 2023 ZOOM Doors open 7:30pm; lecture 8 – 9pm GMT

Amandine Merat: The textiles from the Theban Tomb 298 at Deir el-Medina: First Survey and First Observations

During the period 18^th – 26th January 2022, the textiles found in the Theban Tomb of Baki (TT298, reign of Sety I) at Deir el-Medinah were studied. The objectives of this first study season were to get an overview and a better understanding of the material discovered in the tomb, its condition, amount and nature, and to make a start with the analyses of a few samples, as part of the preparation of the overall study to take place in the following seasons. Despite a limited time on-site, great discoveries and observations were already made during this first survey, the results of which will be presented here.

Amandine Merat is an Archaeologist and Researcher in Egyptology, with a specialisation in ancient and archaeological textiles. She worked as a curator at the Louvre Museum, the Bode Museum (Berlin) and the British Museum. Now an independent scholar, she works as a textile specialist on varied projects and archaeological sites in Egypt. In January 2022, she joined the IFAO Deir el-Medina team to undertake the study of the textiles found in TT298 (Tomb of Baki).

All welcome! Free for MAES members (who will receive the link via email). Guests can book (£5) on Eventbrite here: