# Breaking the Noses on Egyptian Statues #### calendar\_today Date and Time **September 26, 2019** 06:00PM - 06:00PM EDT #### pin\_drop Location **Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138** ![Ancient Egyptian bust with nose broken off.](/sites/g/files/omnuum3086/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/semitic/files/breaking_the_noses_on_egyptian_statues_edward_bleigerg.jpg?itok=fL-E-nGX) ## **Free Public Lecture** **Edward Bleiberg**, Senior Curator, Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Near Eastern Art, Brooklyn Museum Why are the noses broken on Egyptian statues? Why were other sculpted body parts, including eyes, mouths, arms, and feet, purposely shattered in antiquity? Focusing on the ancient world of the pharaohs and on the Late Antique world that emerged following Egyptian conversion to Christianity, Edward Bleiberg will examine the patterns of damage inflicted on Egyptian images for personal, political, religious, and criminal reasons. He will also highlight how close inspection of statue damage can reveal who damaged the statue and why. [Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage](https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%20Oxford%20St.%20Garage/@42.379823,-71.1179754,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e37740b7278721:0xc4afb229b3ca67be!8m2!3d42.3801916!4d-71.1157009?hl=en) ## **Livestreaming:** This event will be livestreamed on the [Harvard Museums of Science & Culture (HMSC) Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/harvardmuseumsofscienceandculture) and the [HMSC website](https://hmsc.harvard.edu/live). A recording of this program will be available on the [Harvard Semitic Museum's Lecture Video page](https://semiticmuseum.fas.harvard.edu/lecture-videos) approximately three weeks after the lecture. ## **Accommodations** We encourage persons with disabilities to participate in programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation please contact us in advance at . See also:- [ Lecture ](/events/lecture) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://hmane.harvard.edu/node/1221820/event-feed.ics) Copy link link