Susan Walker (born 1948) is an archaeologist specialising in the study of Roman art. She was previously the Keeper of Antiquities and is currently an Honorary Curator of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
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Early life and education
As an undergraduate, Walker excavated at Gravina di Puglia and Melfi. Walker undertook doctoral work at the British School at Athens.
Career
In 1977, she joined the British Museum. In the 1990s she was Senior Curator of Mediterranean Roman Antiquities. At the British Museum Walker curated a number of major exhibitions, including Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt at the British Museum in 1997.
In 2004 she became the Sackler Keeper of Antiquities in the Ashmolean Museum, and she had a key role in the redevelopment of the museum's displays.