The Aphrodisias 2022 campaign un-earthed this marble portrait of a beautiful young priestess with an elaborate plaited hairstyle – buried in mysterious circumstances by the construction of a Dark-Age structure on top of it.
To find our moew about this and other important recent finds, join Prof RRR Smith in London for the Friends of Aphrodisias Trust's Annual Kenan Erim Lecture on Thursday, March 16.
The talk is at The Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen Sq, WC1 3BG, and Prof Smith's lecture begins at 6.30pm.
Tickets free to members; a donation of £35 at the door to non-members.
A zoom link for Friends who cannot join us will be available from William Chubb, the Hon Secretary (willchubb@msn.com).
BECOME A FRIEND OF APHRODISIAS
A number of other organisations are involved in supporting the excavation and conservation work at Aphrodisias, including the Geyre Vakfı, Istanbul, the American Friends of Aphrodisias, the Aphrodisias Sevenler, Izmir, and the Association des Amis d'Aphrodisias, Paris.
The Friends of Aphrodias Trust is a UK-based charity, chaired by Lady Daunt. If you would like to support the incredible work that continues through these difficult economic times, send your details to the Hon. Secretary (www.aphrodisias.org.uk/contact-us.html). You can pay at the door if you attend the event or simply transfer your membership fee to the account below (we recommend £50, but larger donations are extremely welcome).
The Friends of Aphrodisias Trust
If paying by BACS, bank details are as follows: Messrs C. Hoare & Co.
Account No: 0213 1010; Sort Code: 15-99-00
Patricia Daunt's annual newsletter is available online here – the archive goes all the way back to 2007 and makes fascinating reading.
Forthcoming Friiends' events include an expedition to Oxford on June 5 to have lunch at Lincoln College, followed by a visit to the Knossos exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum.