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Like a dream! Fresco from the ‘house of the golden bracelet’ at Pompeii
Tomb of Nakht, astronomer of Amun, Theban Tomb 55 (Qurna) reign of King Tuthmose 4 c 1400BC. Last time I was here I couldn’t take photos but NOT this time! Here’s Nakht & family in the marshes. Tender moment of father stroking his daughter's head. Spot the butterfly!
Faience pendant excavated at the royal city of Amarna in 1931 by @TheEES & now @World_Museum previously recorded as a fly pendant but looking more closely at Petrie’s 1894 published drawings of jewellery it’s a star pendant missing 3 ‘arms’
From storeroom to exhibition - photo story of conservation treatment of @World_Museum canopic jar by @NML_Muse sculpture conservator Lottie Barndon now on loan to @GarstangMuseum
Into my arms, oh lord...
@World_Museum Egypt Gallery shows visitors how the dead would be placed in the embrace of Sky goddess Nut who would protect them from chaos for eternity. She would enfold & protect them for all things evil
#museumsunlocked #nickcave
The @GarstangMuseum on the University of Liverpool campus has a close relationship with @World_Museum stretching back over a century. Objects are shared between the collections for exhibitions such as canopic jar and Osiris figure #museumsunlocked
I found a newly (1978) numbered fragment that had the look of a 22nd century BC coffin we have that Tracey conserved for display in 2008 & yes when we looked inside there was a gap matched by the (jigsaw) piece - problem solved!
You can navigate your way round the wall display of artefacts using an iPad (....picking up ideas for @World_Museum Rome 2021 exhibition)
The temple has been restored to capture the mystery and intrigue of the Roman cult of Mithras, who used to meet on this site. Haze, light and the sound of footsteps, chanting and secret whispers will transport you back to London AD 240