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Current Lecture Programme Tuesdays at 6:00pm. Members and Guests. Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly W1J 0BE If you are not a member, and would like to attend a lecture as a guest of the Society, click here to send your name, contact details, and the subject of the lecture you would like to attend. We will confirm your attendance by email. The Society welcomes new members. If you are interested in joining the Society further details can be given to you when you attend the lecture. | |
2010
| 28 September | Simone Michel Magical gems from Roman Egypt Magical gems - cut of semi-precious stones - were not intended as seals, but as amulets and talismans. The imagery and inscriptions indicate a variety of influences - Egyptian, Oriental, Greek, Roman, Jewish and Christian – as well as a variety of fields, for example medicine, religion, magic, Gnostic lore and astrology. The production of magical gems peaked in the second and third centuries AD, a period of known syncretistic tendencies, their place of origin is thought to be the ancient melting pot of Alexandria. Magical gems generally were employed in three areas: for rebirth and redemption, as medical remedies or for prophylaxis, and as love charms. |
| 26 October | Gillie Hoyte Byrom Fired with Enthusiasm - a personal journey creating enamel portrait miniatures Gillie Hoyte Byrom is one of the few established artists in the world creating traditional portrait miniatures in vitreous enamel. Painting techniques involve fusing glass to metal in thin successive layers using a kiln. Gillie has worked to commission for over thirty years for an international clientele. She will chart her “Enameller’s Progress” by illustrating early work with her paintings on copper through to innovative techniques on 18ct gold, resulting in award-winning pieces. Along her journey she has learnt as much from studying miniatures in museum collections as from contemporary enamellers both in the U.K. and abroad. |
| 23 November | Susan Cross The creative journey Susan Cross lives and works in Edinburgh. Since graduating in 1986 from Middlesex Polytechnic, London, she has paralleled her practise with teaching and has taught part-time at Edinburgh College of Art since 1989. Susan’s career to date has taken her on many travels across the world: Finland, India, Japan, Switzerland, New Zealand and most recently South Korea, inspiring journeys that fuel and inspire her jewellery. Creative Journey will chart the development of her highly individual work with silver and gold wire, more recently sheet, exploring texture through linear construction often borrowed from textiles. |
2011
| 25 January | Maria Hayward A Queen’s Ransom: jewellery of the Tudor queens. |
| 22 February | Sir John Boardman TBA |
| 22 March | Nigel Meeks Jewellery under the microscope. |
| 24 May | Geoff Egan Excavated Jewellery: some finds from London and the Portable Antiquities Scheme. |
| 28 June | Vicki Ambery Smith TBA |
| 27 September | Judy Rudoe and Charlotte Gere Beyond the book Judy Rudoe and Charlotte Gere will introduce some spin-offs from their research for their recent book Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria |
| 25 October | Kevin Leahy The Staffordshire Hoard. |
| 22 November | Barbara Deppert Early Byzantine gold work. |