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Description: | The University holds 275 ancient Egyptian objects.
Classes of objects represented in the collection include: amulets; basketry/ropes; canopic jars; coffins; faience figures; faience vessels; flints; glass vessels; jewellery; metal vessels; human remains (mummies); offering tables; pottery; scarabs/sealings; shabtis; stone figures; wooden figures.
The university collection also includes six plaster casts of pieces of Egyptian sculpture.
Objects are known to have come from the following locations in Egypt (with the name of the excavator and year of excavation given where possible): Thebes (Schiaparelli, 1903-1904); Fayum (Petrie). | Subjects: | Antiquities Ancient civilizations Egyptian history Antiquity Archaeological sites Archaeological objects Egyptology Archaeological excavations | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:7039 | Go to resource |
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