Kresge Auditorium

Name: Conservation in Ancient Assyria: Honoring Past Kings in Nimrud Palaces
Start: 2025-04-17T16:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-17T17:30:00-04:00
Location: Kresge Auditorium

239 Maine St
Brunswick,ME04011United States Get Directions

Events at this venue

April 2025
April 17 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Conservation in Ancient Assyria: Honoring Past Kings in Nimrud Palaces

Kresge Auditorium 239 Maine St, Brunswick, ME, United States
In this lecture, Dr. Ben Dewar will discuss how Assyrian kings used royal inscriptions and palatial reliefs to engage with, preserve, and honor the legacies of their predecessors in the Northwest Palace at Nimrud. It will focus on three episodes from across the lifespan of this building that provide insights into how Assyrian kings negotiated […]