Join Harvard professor Kathleen Coleman and exhibition co-curator Jen Thum for a virtual conversation on how grief is expressed in ancient Egyptian portraits and teaching about loss. "Funerary Portraits from Roman Egypt: Facing Forward" is a collaborative effort drawing from the expertise of staff across the museums and other members of our community. On view through December 30, 2022, the exhibition invites visitors to reflect upon objects that represent the deceased and were once intimately connected with their bodies. It foregrounds artistic processes and technical research but also draws attention to the complicated histories of these objects. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: + Portrait of a Woman, c.130-150 CE, Egyptian Roman Imperial Period. Harvard Art Museums, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross, 1923.60. https://hvrd.art/o/219609. + Explore more via the exhibition digital tool: https://harvardartmuseums.org/tour/funerary-portraits-from-roman-egypt-facing-forward-2 +Visit the exhibition "Funerary Portraits from Roman Egypt:" https://harvardartmuseums.org/funeraryportraits SPEAKERS: + Kathleen Coleman, James Loeb Professor of the Classics, Harvard University; + Jen Thum, Assistant Director of Academic Engagement and Assistant Research Curator, Division of Academic and Public Programs, Harvard Art Museums TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Land Acknowledgment with Jen Thum 00:40 - Intro to Conversations around 'Funerary Portraits' series 01:17 - Intro to Kathleen Coleman 01:37 - Teaching about loss using museum collections with Kathleen Coleman 10:55 - Empathy: Greek Attic Grave Stele: Woman Dying in Childbirth c. 330 BCE (1905.8) 12:45 - Grief & Loss in "Funerary Portraits from Roman Egypt: Facing Forward" exhibition 26:51 - Q&A with audience Support for this exhibition is provided by the Kelekian Fund, the Christopher and Jean Angell Charitable Fund, and the Kornfeld Foundation (through Christopher Angell). Related programming is supported by the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series Endowment Fund. ---- All images and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and this channel does not claim any right over them. Copyright Disclaimer: Any use of copyrighted content on this channel constitutes “fair use” pursuant to 17 U.S. Code § 107 as it is utilized for the purpose of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Video Thumbnail Image: Fragmentary portrait of a woman, Egypt, second half 2nd century CE. Support: imported European lime wood (Tilia europaea); binder: beeswax; pigments: lead white, red and yellow ochres, carbon black, natrojarosite, Egyptian blue. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. A. Kingsley Potter, 1946.44. https://hvrd.art/o/291670 Video: Recorded September 28, 2022. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu. #FuneraryPortraits #harvardartmuseums