Peter Higgs

Special interest in Greek sculpture, particularly from the fourth century BC down to the beginning of the Roman period. Written articles about sculptures from the Mausoleum at Halikarnassos and the Nereid Monument, and currently working on the metopes from the Temple of Apollo at Bassai and the carved coffer reliefs from the Temple of Athena at Priene. Co-edited the catalogue for the accompanying exhibition Cleopatra of Egypt: from History to Myth and published articles in the catalogue and conference proceedings.

Contact

phiggs@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 7323 8367

Current projects

• Partnership UK Scheme

Previous projects

• Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes

Recent publications

Peter Higgs, ‘Back to the second century B.C.: new thoughts on the date of the sculptured coffers from the temple of Athena Polias, Priene’, in Peter Schultz and Ralf von den Hoff (eds), Structure, Image, Ornament: Architectural Sculpture in the Greek World (Oxford, Oxbow Books, 2009).

P. Higgs, ‘Late Classical Asia Minor’ in Greek Sculpture: Function, Materials and Techniques in the Archaic and Classical Periods. O.Palagia (ed.), (Cambridge, 2006), pp. 163-207.

P. Higgs, ‘Resembling Cleopatra’ in S.Walker and S-A.Ashton (eds.), Cleopatra Reassessed: British Museum Occasional Paper, no.103. (London 2003), pp. 57-70.

P. Higgs, ‘Cleopatra VII at the Louvre’ in S.Walker and S-A.Ashton (eds.), Cleopatra Reassessed: British Museum Occasional Paper, no.103. (London 2003), pp. 71-4.

P. Higgs and S. Walter (eds.), Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Myth (London, British Museum Press, 2001), pp. 200-209. Also UK, US and Italian editions.

P. Higgs, ‘Searching for Cleopatra’s image’ in P. Higgs and S. Walker (eds.), Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Myth (London 2001) pp. 200-9.