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Kathryn Topper is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Washington, where she specializes in Classical Archaeology. She holds a Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology from Harvard University, attained in 2007, and an A.B. in Classical Near Eastern Archaeology and English from Bryn Mawr College in 2000. Her research primarily emphasizes Greek art and the intersections of images with culture, literature, ritual, spectacle, and performance. Among her notable publications is the book 'Imagery of the Athenian Symposium' published by Cambridge in 2012, as well as various articles addressing different facets of Greek vase painting. Currently, she is working on a book titled 'Thalamegos Ptolemy IV Philopator: Power, Spectacle, Royal Ship in Hellenistic Alexandria'. In addition, she engages in smaller projects including chapters on image inscription in sympotic pottery and articles concerning the metopes of the Temple C at Thermon. Topper is also involved in efforts to authenticate privately owned antiquities and is committed to adhering to the Archaeological Institute of America’s Code of Ethics, advocating for the ethical engagement with artifacts.
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