Ruurd Halbertsma
Professor
Archaeology
Leiden University
Netherlands
Biography
Ruurd Binnert Halbertsma (Amersfoort, 1958) studied Classical Languages, Ancient History and Archaeology at the Leiden University. He undertook fieldwork in Italy and carried out research in Greece, Turkey, Italy and Tunisia. During his studies, he became interested in the history of archaeological collecting in Europe and the specific role of the Netherlands in this respect. This interest resulted in his PhD dissertation on the origin of 19th century Dutch collections of Classical and Egyptian art (1995). In 2003 he published ‘Scholars, Travellers and Trade’, a monograph on the early history of archaeology in the Netherlands.
Research Interest
Archaeology
Publications
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Halbertsma R., Dooijes R., Jacobs L., As A. van & Smaalen S. van (2005), A white-ground lekythos form the Netherlands National Museum of Antiquities: the acquisition, conservation and experimental reconstruction of the manufacturing technique, Leiden Journal of pottery studies 21: 69-86.
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Halbertsma R.B. (2014), Halbertsma, R.B., 2014: Greek Vases in the Low Countries. An Assessment of Collecting Policies, in: Schmidt, S./Steinhart, M. (edd.), Sammeln und Erforschen – Griechische Vasen in neuzeitlichen Sammlungen, Beihefte zum Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Band VI, München, 73-83.
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Waters-Rist A.L., Jeneson K. & Halbertsma R. (2017), New Insights about the Lady of the Roman Simpelveld Sarcophagus, The Netherlands., .
