Not just mummies: British Museum to expand collection with work from modern EgyptAimee Dawson
K8538 is held in the British Museum collection, excavated by Austen Henry Layard from the Library of Ashurbanipal in Nineveh. The curator’s comments state that the text and depicted constellations are interpreted in Koch, 1989. A celestial planisphere with eight sections, representing the night sk...
The city sits on the ethereal River Nile and is the location of the medieval Islamic city and Coptic architecture in the old city. The world-famous Egyptian Museum boasts an incredible collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts. Alexandria © E. Fesenko / Dreamstime What was once one of the g...
"The GEM is distinguished by its location, architecture and the full collection of Tutankhamun," el-Anany added. MORE: Egypt opens Luxor's ancient 'Avenue of Sphinxes' to great fanfare "We are celebrating the 200-year anniversary of Egyptology and 100-year a...
“..there are no burial goods of any sort relating to the burial of Thutmose II in any museum or private collection”– Dr. Litherland Dr. Litherland believes that should the second tomb of Thutmose II be discovered, it is more than likely that the mummified body of the king should be...
The Egyptian Museum, it was established in 1835 near the Ezbekeyah Garden explore more about Egyptian Mus... 18 November, 2017 Khan El Khalili Bazaar Khan El Khalili is one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East, know more about Khan El Khalili history ... ...
13 1-15 Shiva Nataraja, Chola, eleventh to the twelfth centuries, bronze, height 32½" (82 cm), Von der Heydt Collection. Museum Tietherg, Zurich Global Perspective India: Hindu Religious Concepts In Hinduism the ideal life has four basic goals: 1. dharma: the pursuit of ...
Robert Gayer-Anderson was a British colonial officer, who lived in these houses in the 1930’s with the permission of the Egyptian government. He was an Orientalist and an avid collectors, filling the house with his personal collection of art, furniture and carpets, while overseeing its restora...
The Information Resource Center, open to the public, houses fiction and non-fiction books and magazines, a large documentary video collection, internet access, an internet training facility, and audio cassettes for English language learning. The American Research Center's (ARCE) library is near th...
Trustees of the British Museum Underneath a mummy's wrappings — Underneath a mummy's wrappings — The British Museum has started scanning several mummies from its collection using a CT scanner from the Royal Brompton Hospital in London. Trustees of the British Museum Underneath a mummy's wrappi...