Sean Coughlin will deliver a public lecture to the Czech Association of Aromatherapists.

Abstract

At this workshop, we will talk about the myths and stories of scented materials in the Ancient Mediterranean by plunging into one of the first cross-cultural perfumes of the Greco-Egyptian world: the Metopion. We will smell, touch and taste the difference between the raw ingredients used in the past and the ingredients of perfumery today: bitter almond, cardamom, galbanum, myrrh, calamus and more.

As part of the XXXI Summer School of Classical Studies: Olive, Vine, Laurel in the Cultural Landscape of the Ancient World, Sean Coughlin presents a public lecture on “Past Scents of the Perfumer’s Garden”.

Abstract

At this workshop, we will talk about the myths and stories of scented materials in the Ancient Mediterranean by plunging into one of the first cross-cultural perfumes of the Greco-Egyptian world: the Metopion. You will smell, touch and taste the difference between the raw ingredients used in the past and the ingredients of perfumery today: bitter almond, cardamom, galbanum, myrrh, calamus, and, of course, the olive.

For International Archaeology Day on Saturday 15 October, Julie Machatová, Diana Míčková and Klára Hlaváčková have put together a tour through the world of Greco-Egyptian scents. Smell cinnamon, galbanum, myrrh, calamus and labdanum and learn how they were used in perfumes of the past. Click the link in bio for more details.

MEZINÁRODNÍ DEN ARCHEOLOGIE s vůněmi starověku na Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy
Program 👉https://bit.ly/Den_A
15. 10. v areálu Karolina, Celetná 20, Praha

Jak voní puškvorec, kardamon nebo galbanum? Jak a z čeho lidé ve starověku získávali vonné esence? Které ze starověkých ingrediencí se při výrobě parfémů používají dodnes? A z jakých archeologických pramenů se o tom dozvídáme?

Zjistíte na stánku našeho originálního projektu Alchymie vůní Alchemies of Scent, zaměřeného na experimentální rekonstrukci starověkých řecko-egyptských parfémů.