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The Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology is sponsoring a public symposium: "Egypt's Golden Age: The Kushite and Saite Renaissance of Art and Culture in the 8th and 7th centuries BCE." The symposium will be held Saturday, April 2, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Fogelman Executive Center, Room 123, 330 Innovation Drive.

Traditionally considered a period of decline in Egyptian art and culture, new discoveries and research document that the art and culture of Egypt of the first millennium BCE flourished under the active patronage of Egypt's rulers from Nubia (modern Sudan) and Sais (a site in the Egyptian Delta). Deliberate attempts in the art and funerary beliefs of this period to mimic the achievements of earlier eras mark it as a true Egyptian Renaissance.

Join us for an exciting day of illustrated lectures to learn more about the people, culture, and art of this fascinating period of Egyptian history. Hear about the discoveries made in the most recent digs at the 25th and 26th dynasty tombs of Harwa and Nespakashuty.

A registration fee of $50.00 covers the day's events including a continental breakfast, lunch, snacks and parking in the adjacent Fogelman Garage. Checks payable to the U of M Foundation IEAA #695 can be mailed to: IEAA, Jones 201, The University of Memphis, Memphis TN 38152.

Guest speakers include Dr. Jack A. Josephson, Research Associate, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University; Dr. Elena Pischikova Director of the Metropolitan Museum Excavations at the Tomb of Nespakashuty and Researcher, Egyptian Department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

University of Memphis speakers include Dr. Francesco Tiradritti, Director of the Italian Archaeological Mission to Luxor and Dorothy K. Hohenberg Chair of Excellence in Art History, Department of Art; Dr. Mariam Ayad, Assistant Director, Institute of Egyptian Art & Archaeology, Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Dr. Peter Brand Assistant Professor, Department of History, and Director of the Karnak Hypostyle Hall Project.

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