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Description: | The museum holds 21 ancient Egyptian objects which are part of the Archaeology collection but not normally on display. The objects previously belonged to Mr. Jack Hewson (Birmingham), and before that to Robert de Rustafjaell, Sir Theodore Fry and ÃLawrenceÃ'.
Classes of objects represented in the collection include: faience vessel; pottery; stone vessels; toilet articles (combs).
Objects are known to have come from the following locations in Egypt: Abydos; Alexandria; Heliopolis; Bubastis (?); Thebes (incl. Karnak); Luxor; Wadi el-Sheikh (excavated by Seton-Karr, 1895-6). | Subjects: | Antiquities Ancient civilizations Antiquity Egyptology | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | St James's Road
Dudley,
DY1 1HU | FAX: | 01384 815576 | Telephone: | 01384 815575 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:6741 | Go to resource |
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