From the Field of Offerings: Studies in Memory of Lanny D. Bell

This Memorial volume honors the life and work of Prof. Lanny David Bell (April 30, 1941-August 26, 2019), a leading scholar in Egyptology and a beloved teacher and colleague to so many. It includes a biography of Dr. Bell along with contributions from eminent scholars on the topics of ancient art, archaeology, religion, and philology.

Sue H. D'Auria is an Egyptologist who worked for nearly two decades in the Department of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and was associate curator at the Huntington Museum of Art. She has edited several books, including Jewels of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Treasures from the Worcester Art Museum (2020). Peter Lacovara is director of the Ancient Egyptian Archaeology and Heritage Fund. He was previously senior curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum (1998 to 2014) and before that assistant curator in the Department of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian and Near Eastern Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He is also Visiting Research Scholar at the American University in Cairo. His archaeological fieldwork has included excavations at the Valley of the Kings at Thebes, the Palace city of Amenhotep III at Malqata in Thebes, Abydos, Hierakonpolis and the Giza Plateau and he is currently directing the work at the palace-city of Deir el-Ballas.

Peter Lacovara is director of the Ancient Egyptian Archaeology and Heritage Fund. He was previously senior curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum (1998 to 2014) and before that assistant curator in the Department of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian and Near Eastern Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He is also Visiting Research Scholar at the American University in Cairo. His archaeological fieldwork has included excavations at the Valley of the Kings at Thebes, the Palace city of Amenhotep III at Malqata in Thebes, Abydos, Hierakonpolis and the Giza Plateau and he is currently directing the work at the palace-city of Deir el-Ballas.