Thursday, September 21, 2023
7:00–8:00 pm
Free

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Join us for an exciting virtual Zoom lecture presented by Dr. Wendy Closterman, Professor of History and Greek at Bryn Athyn College and Associate Curator at Glencairn Museum.

This lecture, titled The Life Story of a Late Antique Sarcophagus at Glencairn, is based on Dr. Wendy Closterman’s recent research on a previously unidentified sarcophagus in the Glencairn Museum collection. In this illustrated presentation, Dr. Closterman will unveil her recent discoveries about this Late Antique sarcophagus from southwest France, shedding light on its fascinating history from the 5th century CE to the present, including the context in which Raymond Pitcairn acquired it.

About the speaker:

Dr. Closterman earned her bachelor’s degree from Bryn Athyn College and her Ph.D. in Classics from Johns Hopkins University, with a focus on Greek and Roman art and archaeology. She received additional training in archaeology through programs at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens and the American Academy in Rome. 

After teaching at Randolph Macon College in Virginia for a year as a visiting assistant professor, Dr. Closterman joined the faculty at Bryn Athyn College in 2000, where she is part of the History and Social Sciences department. Her research interests lie in ancient art and archaeology, social history, and burial practices. She has primarily published works related to tomb commemoration and funerary rituals in Archaic and Classical Athens.