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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Divine Creatures Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt
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SUMMARY:Divine Creatures Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt
DESCRIPTION:<p>	<drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="4c6b6d4b-c8d3-4ff2-9c6d-f94f54d1042d" alt="Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt on YouTube" data-view-mode="hwp_medium"></drupal-media></p><p>	<strong><span><span style="color:#0d0d0d">Salima Ikram, Visiting Professor, Yale University; Distinguished University Professor, Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology, The American University in Cairo </span></span></strong></p><p>	<span><span style="color:#0d0d0d">The relationship between humans and animals is complex, with mutual dependencies that are practical, psychological, and even theological. </span></span><!--break--><span><span style="color:#0d0d0d">Ancient Egyptian animal mummies are a particular manifestation of this web of interrelations. Salima Ikram will discuss different types of Egyptian animal mummies and explain how and why they were made, the theological and aesthetic decisions that went into their “packaging,” and what each type meant to the ancient Egyptians. She will also illustrate how animal mummies shape perceptions of ancient Egypt and influence contemporary thought and art. </span></span></p><p>	<span><span><span style="color:#0d0d0d">Lecture. Free and open to the public.</span></span></span></p><p>	Free parking is available at the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%20Oxford%20St,%20Harvard%20University,%20Cambridge,%20MA%2002138/@42.3801645,-71.1153057,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37740a3c56959:0xe17bf20973449411">52 Oxford Street Garage</a>.</p>
LOCATION:Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street
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