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“Master of Classical Greek Sculpture: Scopas together with Boston”

Text of 2002 Estelle Shohet Brettman Memorial Lecture past times medico Olga Palagia, Professor of Classical Archaeology, Department of Archaeology together with Art History, Athens University
Abstract: Scopas, in 1 lawsuit of the peachy Greek sculptors together with architects of the fourth century BCE, gained fame for his run on the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, together with eventually recognition equally an of import influence on the High Classical mode together with evolution of European Art. Professor Olga Palagia reviews his career together with points out the stylistic links betwixt his run together with sculptures inwards the MFA's collection, including a masterful bronze caput of a goddess.

“New Light on Women's Roles inwards the Ancient Synagogues of the Roman Empire”  
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Text of 1990 ICS Founders' Lecture past times medico Marisa de Spagnolis, Director of the Office of Excavations of Nocera together with Sarno, Italia together with ICS Honorary Director
Abstract: In September 1988, during run undertaken to build a minute rail of the Naples-Salerno railroad inwards Upper Nocera, an ancient construction was discovered. Tomb n. 17 of this necropolis (a breast type, a cassa), presented a novel feature, the presence of 2 marble slabs inserted into the walls of the tomb, apparently transferred from but about other site. Each slab bears together with incised menorah along amongst a Greek inscription. The commencement inscription makes reference to a adult woman named Myrina, designated equally a presbytera. The other mentions a man, named Pedoneius, designated equally a grammateus. Described, without a doubt, are a married adult man together with wife, 1 a grammateus together with the other a presbytera. De' Spagnolis Conticello's impressive honor offers potent show for women belongings offices inwards the Jewish congregations of the Late Roman Empire and is of major importance also because it provides show for 1 or to a greater extent than synagogues inwards the well-organized together with rather complex community of Nocera Superiore. The presence of Jews inwards Antiquity was non previously known inwards this site. 

"Exploring Estelle: AIA Advocate, Jewish Site Preservation Pioneer"

Text of 2018 lecture at the Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting inwards Boston, MA (Session 1J: "New Approaches to the Catacombs of Rome") past times Jessica Dello Russo, ICS Executive Director.

Abstract: Attendees at the American Institute for Archaeology's Centennial Meeting inwards Boston inwards Dec of 1979 had an particular chance to larn close novel enquiry on Jews inwards the Roman Diaspora, including Jewish tombs inwards the hole-and-corner cemeteries or "catacombs' of Rome together with Venosa. With the fiscal backing of AIA Deputy Coordinator Estelle Shohet Brettman, an international panel of experts on Ancient Judaism convened at the AIA coming together to part their run on archaeological show of Jewish communities inside the larger context of Greco-Roman civilization.
The coming together of similar minds at the 1979 coming together was timely, together with non but for the AIA's large anniversary. While none of the panelists spoke primarily close Rome's Jewish catacombs, these were the archaeological remains most inwards Earth pump at the time, equally Italia together with the Vatican moved forwards to ratify a novel treaty which would take away these ancient Jewish burial grounds from Vatican control, a bargain at long concluding made inwards 1984. Talking close Ancient Jews inwards Rome was the same equally talking close the tombs of Jews inwards Rome, since virtually all the show was from mortuary remains. It was also large an elephant inwards the room to endure ignored.
And it wasn't. The other large Boston number that coincided amongst the AIA panel was an exhibit of photographs of the Jewish together with Christian Catacombs of Rome taken past times Brettman herself. This exhibit, however, was non held inwards a conference hall, or express to a scholarly audience. It was gratis together with opened upwardly to all inwards the vestibule of the Boston Public Library from the Dec vacation flavour through early on Feb of 1980. According to BPL Acting Director Liam Kelly, Brettman's display was 1 of the most successful programs inwards retentiveness held at the site.
At the fourth dimension of the BPL show's inauguration, the International Catacomb Society was born. This presentation contextualizes the significance of the AIA together with BPL events for the society's founding, together with outlines the rich world legacy Brettman left behind at her decease inwards 1991.