Emma Payne
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow:
Department of Classics, King’s College London
Emma completed her PhD in 2017 at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL.. Her PhD thesis explored the archaeological and historical significances of casts of classical sculpture and she is now working on a book: Casting the Parthenon Sculptures from the Eighteenth Century to the Digital Age (Bloomsbury, 2021). Before her PhD, Emma trained as a conservator of archaeological and museum objects. She has participated in conservation projects in the UK, Italy, and Egypt. She has spoken at several of the recent conferences devoted to plaster casts including ‘Destroy the Copy’ (Freie Universität, 2015) and ‘Celebrating Reproductions’ (V&A, 2019).
Abbey Ellis
Doctoral Candidate:
School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester & Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Abbey's work is split between the School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester and Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. She is supervised by Prof. Sandra Dudley, Prof. Bert Smith and Dr Milena Melfi. Abbey’s project focuses on issues of authenticity and materiality in relation to the Ashmolean’s collection of archaeological plaster casts. Prior to commencing her PhD, Abbey completed a BA in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Merton College, Oxford and MSt in Classical Archaeology, also at Merton. She has co-convened the 2018 and 2019 ‘Lasting Impressions’ study days on the subject of reproductions within museums and heritage.
Will Wootton
Senior Lecturer in Roman Art:
King's College London
Will has been involved in archaeological excavations in Britain, Bulgaria, Israel, Italy and Libya, and conservation projects in Jordan and Palestine. His research focuses on craft production in antiquity and he is particularly interested in the intersections between materials and techniques as well as craftsmen and clients. He has worked extensively on the making of mosaics from the Hellenistic period into Late Antiquity. He was recently the principal investigator on a Leverhulme-funded project on Roman stone carving and has received funding from the Getty Foundation to hold workshops on mosaic conservation and site management. He is currently the Co-Investigator on a British Council funded project, Training in Action: From Documentation to Protection of Cultural Heritage in Libya and Tunisia.
British Academy
British Academy Conference funding
The British Academy has provided the venue, lunch and refreshments, as well as funding for speakers' accommodation and travel expenses.
Leverhulme Trust
Early Career Fellowship funding
We extend our thanks to the Leverhulme Trust for providing funds for demonstration materials.
King's College London
Department of Classics RISM fund
We are grateful to King's College London for facilitating speaker hospitality and for making a contribution to demonstration materials.
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