Thu Oct 22 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:30 pm UTC+01:00

Following and fumigating: Statue transport in Ancient Egypt.

Name: Following and fumigating: Statue transport in Ancient Egypt.
Start: 2026-10-22T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-10-22T15:30:00+01:00
Location: Tullie House

Tullie House · Carlisle
From GBP 11.55

Publisher / Host Carlisle And District Egyptology Society

Following and fumigating: Statue transport in Ancient Egypt.

Dive into the ancient secrets of how Egyptians moved and protected their massive statues like pros!
About this Event

Following and Fumigating: Representations of Statue Transport in Ancient Egypt" - One of the most reproduced tomb scenes is that of the governor Djehutyhotep from Deir El Bersha, apparently showing a colossal statue being dragged from a quarry. But how reliable is this as a source for statue transportation?

Dr Campbell Price. Curator of ancient Egypt and Sudan at Manchester museum.