Between 26 April – 24 May 2023, PhD students in the School of Arts and Humanities will be giving a series of free talks about their current research. The 30-minute talks are open to everyone and will include a short Q&A at the end.
Mirjam von Bechtolsheim researches a group of bronze votive figurines, c. 6th-3rd century BCE. These figurines are our main surviving source for understanding the religious practices and beliefs of the people who inhabited the region of Umbria before the Roman conquest.
In this lecture, Mirjam will discuss how stylistic analysis has been used to study these enigmatic figurines in the past, and how it can be used today to find new answers to questions about their production, use, and meaning.