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Egyptologist • Lead Curator of Antiquities, National Museums Liverpool • All views my own
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If it wasn’t for the artwork & tactile opportunities I’m afraid to say I’d have walked past prehistory displays of tools I ❤️ their (consistent) interpretation strategies. To grip a handaxe is the only way to appreciate a hand held device (fits like an iPhone)

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Another bead to feature in the Slaves of Fashion by the is faience bead in the shape of a lotus flower. Along with the cowrie bead they form part of Hatshepsut’s broad bead collar https://t.co/Af3G32fPsH

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Slaves of Fashion by the includes beautifully detailed preparatory drawings of some objects included in the exhibition. This faience bead in the shape of a cowrie shell has always been a favourite of mine https://t.co/69pjTC6Lnh

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There are 20 new artworks by the & many objects from that provided inspiration for the exhibition. Look closely at Hatshepsut & spot the New Kingdom jewellery https://t.co/XoMOwn76bF

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Tate Hall of is now but I remember it as an exam hall without a dolphin hung from ceiling & where I sat last exam of finals looking out of this window onto Ashton Bldg & the 2 sphinxes on top of quad arch as clock bells rang out 12 times for noon

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Introduced George our pest controller to a long dead shrew mouse that is thankfully not causing us any problems in the storeroom.

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Day 11: a photo to sum up your job

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In 1840s goldsmith & major Victorian antiquary Joseph Mayer joined the campaign to establish a public museum in Liverpool. One reason was to keep unoccupied artisans out of pubs. He opened his own Egyptian Museum at 8 Colquitt St in 1852 ..but it's now a PUB!

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about 20 casts were in preWW2 gallery inc this one of Nefertiti but all were destroyed or discarded after 1941 fire bombing

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What did the night sky of Roman Egypt look like during the rule of Hadrian? The answers in https://t.co/bq1Jx38s0X

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