Seen on Classicists (please send any responses to the folks mentioned in the quoted text, not to rogueclassicism!):
Dressing the Dead. Clothing, Textiles and Bodily Adornment from Funerary Contexts in the Graeco-Roman World.
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/archaeology/conferences/dressing-dead.htmlThis conference is organised by the Department of Archaeology at the University of Sheffield and will be held in Sheffield, on Thursday, May 27, 2010.
The conference will highlight and explore a multidisciplinary approach to clothing and textiles in the context of death and burial in the Graeco-Roman world. The topic will be explored by using a variety of different types of
evidence: textiles in graves, such as shrouds or coverlets or the clothing in which the dead were dressed; clothing and textiles associated with death rituals, such as mourning dress; funerary portraits in sculpture or painting that depict the deceased dressed to convey messages about identities; jewellery and dress accessories worn in death and included in the grave; and written documentation for clothing and textiles in funerary contexts. The period examined ranges roughly from the fifth century B.C. to the fifth century A.D., with the geographical scope encompassing the Mediterranean as well as the European, Asian and North African lands that were part of the Graeco-Roman world or that interacted with it in a variety of ways.
For further information on registration and fees, please see our website:
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/archaeology/conferences/dressing-dead.html.
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