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Description: | The museum holds 90 ancient Egyptian objects.
Classes of objects represented in the collection include: amulets; coffins (fragments of three faces); faience figures; toys/games; glass object; jewellery; animal remains (mummies); pottery; scarabs; shabtis; cosmetic palettes; stela (stone); stone vessels; tools/weapons; spindle whorls.
Objects are known to have come from the following locations in Egypt (with the name of the excavator/sponsor and year of excavation given where possible): Beni Hasan (Garstang - Liverpool University, 1902-1904); Fayum; Nagada (no information in museum records but possibly Petrie, 1894-1895). | Subjects: | Antiquities Ancient civilizations Antiquity Archaeological sites Archaeological objects Egyptology Archaeological excavations | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 01709 336 628 | Telephone: | 01709 336 633 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:6912 | Go to resource |
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