Garstang Museum and Research Centre
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Part of @liverpooluni.bsky.social The Garstang Museum and Research Centre brings together internationally significant collections, research expertise and innovative research facilities.
#SundayRead, with a section of the ‘Book of the Dead’ painted in cursive #hieroglyphs on papyrus. It belonged to Bakenkhons, a #priest of #Amun during the New Kingdom & contains two spells intended to aid his #journey to the #afterlife. E.506.2
#OnThisDay in 356 BCE, Alexander the Great was born. This silver drachm from the late reign of Alexander shows a head of the god Herakles on the obverse and a draped Zeus on the reverse. CC.30
#ThrowbackThursday to last spring and updating our coin display. We added some mirrors that can help with viewing the reverse depictions of the exhibited coins. #coins #numismatics #display #museum
Our #objectoftheday is this #ancientEgyptian stone figurine depicting a #crocodile. This artefact was excavated by Garstang in the #town or #temple area of the ancient #settlement of #Hierakonpolis and can be dated to the Early Dynastic period. E.620 Photo Credit: Tetisheri
This digitised glass plate #negative #photo was taken in 1901-1902 and it shows a #stela with a #hieroglyphic inscription from the site D1 at Bet Dawd. The stela commemorates the #sculptor Sa-ra (son of Ra) and is now part of the Ashmolean Museum's collection. JG/R/2/149b
#ObjectoftheDay is this white slip hemispherical bowl with round base and wish-bone handle and decorated with brown painted ladder pattern friezes. It comes from Arpera, Cyprus & dated to the Late Cypriot period. C.307
Protection against Mondays? Unfortunately, we can't offer that 😔 But the goddess Nephtys, depicted on the side of the Middle Kingdom painted box coffin of Userhet can bring you back to life, which we all need after the weekend! E.512 #ancientegypt #coffin #goddess #mondayblues #museum #pickmeup
This digitised glass plate #negative was taken in 1910 during Garstang’s #excavations at the ancient Sudanese city of #Meroë. The #photo shows a room with a circular tiled courtyard discovered at site 250 (Sun Temple). JG/M/F/07
#ObjectoftheDay is this #ancientEgyptian figure of a hippocampus (hippokampos). Made from cartonnage (plastered layers of papyrus or fibre) & made flexible enough for moulding while wet. The hippocampus is a creature of #Greek #mythology comprising of a snake with the head of a horse. E.2002
This #TravelTuesday we hope you enjoy this digitised glass pate #negative showing a felucca #boat on the #Nile. Unfortunately, we do not have any information when or precisely where this #photo was taken, but as it is a great we wanted to share it!
We are proud to celebrate the opening of the Garstang Research Centre - a new cutting-edge research hub. With new facilities and the forthcoming Garstang Archaeology Portal, collections across 100+ institutions will be more connected than ever. Read more: https://orlo.uk/nPuCl
This digitised glass plate negative shows the 1906 the excavations of the ancient site of Qubban. This image of site 1 Q06 after excavation shows a tomb structure (dated by Garstang to the 18th dynasty) attached to another earlier tomb (dated to the 12th dynasty by Garstang). JG/K/4/1/2
#ObjectoftheDay is this ancient Cypriot white slip tankard type vessel. Thin clay was applied on the grey body of the vessel (referred to as white slip) to provide a background for various patterns in black and brown colours. This type of tankard was most likely used for wine drinking. C.237
#WackyHatWednesday to this curiously looking gent, from the bottom of our Portland vase copy! C.1204 #portlandvase #roman #museum
#OnThisDay in 68 CE, the Roman Emperor Nero died of an assisted suicide, famously crying; “What an artist dies in me!” as he prepared himself. This copper alloy As from before 66 CE shows a laureate head of Nero on its obverse. CC.413
This glass plate negative photo was taken in 1911 by Garstang during his excavations at the site of Meroë. The image shows 5 bronze objects from site 294. These are inlays, votive plague and cartouche inlays including one with he name of Amun and topped with Amun's plumes and Sun Disk. JG/M/H/19
Our #objectoftheday is this piece of plaster flooring from the ancient Egyptian settlement of #Amarna, decorated with #lotus #flower. #Temples and #tombs were often decorated with #papyrus plants and lotus flowers, invoking the fertile marsh lands of the #Nile. E.5702 #ancientEgypt
It's #WorldTurtleDay & we're sharing this ancient Greek silver coin decorated with a sea turtle. This issue originated in Aegina, likely in the 5th century BCE, when Aegina was a rival of Athens. The turtle may have been a symbol of naval power, as turtles are commonly seen in the Aegean Sea. CC.77
The digitised glass plate #negative was taken in 1912 during Garstang’s #excavations at the ancient Sudanese site of #Meroë. The image shows the general view of site 297 after clearing, and just look at those three in situ pots! JG/M/M/08
Our #ObjectoftheDay is this small ancient Greek black glaze spouted vessel with incised floral border around the vessel’s body. C.711 #ancientgreece🏛 #aryballos #pottery #museum
This image is from the 1900-1901 excavations of El Mahasna & it shows gold pendants from some of the tombs. The top two rows contain 7 pendants dicovered in tomb M87, the central rows contain 5 pendants discovered in tomb M360 & the bottom rows contain 5 pendants discovered in tomb M435.
#OnThisDay in 392 CE, the Roman emperor Valentinian II died at the age of only twenty-one, either by suicide or possibly murder. This copper alloy coin was minted between 378 & 383 CE & the obverse shows a bust of the emperor wearing a diadem. CC.1237
Our #objectoftheday is this ancient Sudanese limestone lion statuette. It from the site of Meroë, where they were an important motif, symbolising kingship and power. You can see this statuette on display in the museum. E.8003 #ancientsudan #meroë #lion #statuette #Kingship #power #Museum
Come and explore our collections! We are open every Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 16:00! #ancientegypt #museum #visit
Our #ObjectoftheDay is this #Roman limestone plaque with an engraved #tomb #inscription written in #Latin. It can be dated to around the 2nd century CE and was dedicated by a man named Lucius Critonius Artema, who bought a 20 x 20 foot plot for the use of himself and his family. C.1142