& the last object packed away at close of exhibition is this red + cream banded limestone jar that I hope pleased whoever created it 5000 yrs ago. Another excellent partnership between & sharing our collections for public enjoyment

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For lovers of excavation marks:
168F [grave/spot 168 At Hierakonpolis “fort” cemetery excavated 1905/6]

24/3700 [grave/spot 3700 at el-Badari excavated 1924]

181 K’06 [grave/spot 181 Koshtamna excavated 1906]

exhibition

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Nice use of archives with objects in the displays exhibition curated by team. Excavation photographs, sketches & original labels from annual exhibitions that followed each season (which may like!)

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Nice start to the week getting an invite to exhibition which opens on 11 May & features some never before displayed items from collections https://t.co/7zq0MFcfX0

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