Symbolism of Animals in Ancient Egypt

Live online via Zoom – this event will not be recorded

Speaker: Salima Ikram, Distinguished University Professor of Egyptology at The American University in Cairo

Professor Salima Ikram joins us online from Cairo, Egypt, to share her research about the symbolism of animals in ancient Egypt. On view at the Museum in Jewels of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Treasures from the Worcester Art Museum, carved animal figures had wide-ranging and significant meaning in ancient Egyptian culture, with ties to deities and many aspects of daily life.