Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Ammut- not such a bad girl?

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Poor old Ammut, the Devourer, gets such a terrible press normally. She eats the hearts of the deceased who are bad people so that they d...
Wednesday, 19 March 2014

Science, Technology and Innovation

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This week is science and engineering week (we have plans to celebrate at the Centre ) and I have just been reading Ian Shaw’s Ancient Egypti...
Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Tattoos, Sex and Dancing Girls - With a Nubian Connection

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The title reflects a few myths about tattoos in ancient Egypt, and a few debatable points. There are lots of myths about tattoos in anci...
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Wednesday, 2 October 2013

More Nubian Stuff - Faience Head, a Talisman for Children

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EC537 is a faience head of a Nubian. The head can be recognised as Nubian by the treatment of the eyes and by the cruciform hairstyle. T...
Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Black History Month and Nubian archers

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October is black history month where all things associated with the African diaspora are celebrated. So, in honour of the month, the plan is...
Thursday, 12 September 2013

Mentuhotep II embracing his wife

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A diversion from my work- but related. Mentuhotep II embracing his wife Sadeh in his temple at Deir el-Bahri (from Naville 1910). An unus...
Tuesday, 3 September 2013

Your right eye is the Evening Boat

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This rather beautiful but very damaged Ptolemaic mummy mask was put on display in the upstairs gallery in the Egypt Centre in 2009. We put...