Egyptologist Stephen Harvey, director of the Ahmose and Tetisheri Project at Abydos, Egypt, will present his lecture “Before Hatshepsut: Three Generations of Royal Women at the Birth of Ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom” on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m.
The lecture will take place in Visual Arts Center, room 101.
Hatshepsut, famed female ruler of the 18th dynasty and the subject of RAFFMA’s October lecture, is renowned in Egyptian history as one of only five women over the course of 3,000 years to have taken on the role of pharaoh, a position usually reserved for men.
Harvey’s lecture will use colorful ancient records as well as recent discoveries at the sites of Abydos and Thebes to examine the female rulers who paved the way for Hatshepsut at the beginning of the New Kingdom: Queen Tetisheri, Queen Ahhotep and Queen Ahmose-Nefertari.
Abydos, Egypt, is where the monumental complex of King Ahmose is excavated under the aegis of the Pennsylvania-Yale Institute of Fine Arts and the NYU Expedition.
Harvey’s fieldwork at Ahmose’s pyramid complex provides insight into architecture and decoration at the outset of the New Kingdom. He frequently lectures for the Archaeological Institute of American and usually leads AIA’s annual Ultimate Egypt tour. He has worked on dig sites in Giza and Memphis, Egypt; Turkey; and the U.S. and has consulted and interviewed on TV documentaries for NOVA, the History Channel and National Geographic.
About RAFFMA
The Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art is a nationally recognized museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The only accredited art museum in San Bernardino, RAFFMA has accumulated a permanent collection of nearly 1,200 objects focusing on Egyptian antiquities, ceramics and contemporary art. Located at Cal State San Bernardino, RAFFMA houses the largest permanent and public display of Egyptian art in Southern California.
General admission to the museum is free. Suggested donation is $3. Parking at Cal State San Bernardino is $6 per vehicle and $3 on weekends.
The museum is currently closed for installation. A new exhibition of photography focusing on the Inland Empire will open Nov. 23.