Silver in Ancient Egypt

Compared with the many spectacular gold objects from ancient Egypt, silver artefacts seem scarce. This makes individual finds and entire hoards all the more fascinating. Their exceptional functions and craftsmanship, as well as their rarity, show that silver—‘white gold’ to the Egyptians—was highly prized. Above all, it was unavailable within Egypt and generally had to be imported. The lecture explores its sources, symbolic and religious functions, and role in Egyptian society and economy.

Dr. phil. Veronika Verešová graduated in Classical Archaeology from Trnava University and in Egyptology from the University of Vienna, where she earned her doctorate at the Institute of Classical Archaeology. She is a board member of the Aigyptos Foundation and a researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences. Her interests include the Aegean Bronze Age, Egypt's Second Intermediate Period and New Kingdom, and the history, material culture and intercultural relations of the Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean. Since 2008, she has belonged to the Polish-Slovak mission at Tell el-Retaba.

The lecture took place online; watch it here:

Lecture date and time: 13. 11. 2024 at 17:30 – 19:00
 

The lecture series was supported using public funds by the Slovak Arts Council.