Please join us for our final event of the Fall 2026 cycle. Please note that this talk will be in-person only because it includes a report on unpublished material. Here’s a description of the talk from the speaker:
A fifth-century Athenian wedding vase in the British Museum depicts a bride seated on her marriage bed, gazing into a mirror as attendants bring gifts. Dr. Sheramy Bundrick reexamines this evocative scene and the vessel’s archaeological history, exploring ancient Greek marriage, women’s social networks, ritual, and death. From wedding celebration to funerary offering, the vase reveals the many lives—and meanings—an ancient object could possess.

About the speaker:
Dr. Sheramy Bundrick is Professor of Art History at the University of South Florida and a specialist in ancient Greek art. She earned her Ph.D. from Emory University and has received fellowships and grants from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Fulbright Foundation, the Archaeological Institute of America, and the American Academy in Rome. She is the author of two books and numerous studies on Athenian vase painting and ancient Greek art.