Ph.D. 1969, University of Cambridge, UK
Research interests:
Ancient Egyptian art history and archaeology; Ancient Nubia art history and
archaeology.
Sample Courses:
Special Problems in Near Eastern Archaeology: the Rise of Civilization in Mesopotamia
& Egypt
Egyptian Sculpture: its Historical Development and Art-Historical Interpretation
Ancient Egyptian Palaces: their Art, Architecture and Ideology
Egyptian Art Form and Function: the Expression of Sexuality
Manifestations of the Foreign in Egyptian Art and Archaeology
Selected Publications:
O’Connor, David and S. Quirke, eds. Mysterious Lands.Encounters with Ancient Egypt. London: UCL Press, 2003.
O’Connor, David and A. Reid, eds.Ancient Egypt in Africa.Encounters with Ancient Egypt.London: UCL Press, 2003.
“Society and Individual in Early Egypt.” In Order,
Legitimacy, and Wealth in Ancient States,
edited by J. Richards and M. vanBuren.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
O’Connor and D. Silverman, eds.Ancient Egyptian Kingship. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1995.
Ancient Nubia: Egypt’s Rival in Africa.Philadelphia: University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993.
Selected honors:
Corresponding Member, German Archaeological Institute, Cairo, 1995 to present
President, American Research Center in Egypt, 1987-1990
Taiwan, Medal of Merit, 1985
Guggenheim Fellowship, 1982-1983