Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Pottery Stool from Amarna W345

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We had this object out for our last volunteer handling session and I thought it needed more press, hence a quick note on this blog. First so...
Wednesday, 20 August 2014

The Eye of an Artist

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This portrait has been on display in the Egypt Centre since it opened in 1997, apart from a little trip which it did to Madrid in 2011 . Suc...
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Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Animal mummies, Jasmine Day, Alex the Cat, and our poor croc.

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I've been photographing our croc in the Egypt Centre , in readiness for the visit of renowned Egyptologist and anthropologist Jasmine D...
Tuesday, 8 July 2014

The power of the ugly?

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Throughout history and in various cultures ugly beings have often been thought protective. Think of the gargoyles on churches, or even Bes ...
Tuesday, 10 June 2014

Guest Post by Beverley Rogers: Peering Beneath the Layers

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Peering beneath the Layers or The day we took ‘Rover’ for a walk by Beverley Rogers As Carolyn, Wendy and myself walked into ...
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Thursday, 1 May 2014

A Mummified Baby?

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Addendum: since this article was written a slightly older foetus has been found at the Fitzwilliam, Cambridge, What both show is that we sh...
Friday, 11 April 2014

Something I don’t know much about: Predynastic Pottery

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Egypt Centre’s volunteer documentation assistants have just started audit checking a group of material from Armant. I have briefly blogged ...
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