Saturday 16 January 2027 1400 UK Time: 

Vanessa Foott: ‘Bes’. (Title to be confirmed). 

Outline: Bes was popular in Egypt but where did he come from and how far travelled was he? This talk will examine some aspects of Bes that appear to have spread beyond Egypt into the Middle East, Turkey, and the Mediterranean.
 
Biography: Vanessa completed a Masters in Egyptology at the University of Manchester in 2022 and then went onto study Biomedical Egyptology also at Manchester. She has worked on excavation at the South Asasif in Luxor for the last six years. She has written articles for Nile Magazine and is a Local Ambassador for the Egyptian Exploration Society.  

The waiting room will open about 13.45 for a 14.00 start UK time.                                    
     
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