Egypt
For more about Gurob, which is located at the mouth of the Faiyum depression, go to the Gurob page on the Petrie Digital Museum website, which includes some useful reconstructions.
- Quick Update From Gurob
Bloomsbury Academy Thanks to Lucia Gahlin for highlighting the following news from Gurob (with photo): Ian Shaw, Director of the Gurob Harem Palace Project (GHPP) in Egypt. Following another successful season at Medinet el-Gurob in April Ian updates us:...
- Daily Photo - Hair Curler In Form Of Horse
Bronze hair curler in form of galloping horse with plumes on its head. Dotted saddle-cloth and patterned collar also indicated, also full mane and tail with signs of bridle on head. Period - Dynasty 18 (1295BCE-1550BCE) Measurements - height cms length...
- Daily Photo - Alabaster Vases From The Petrie
UC13261 fine alabaster vase; repaired, piece missing from rim, replaced with plastecine; rims of collar practically same size. Probably purchased in Cairo - presented by Guy Brunton. 17cm. 6th Dynasty? UC13267. Alabaster vase highly polished gracefully...
- Daily Photo - Basketry At The Petrie Museum
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, one of the most fascinating museums in London (and one which seems to be very little known even amongst real Egyptology enthusiasts) has an online database of its complete collection. Here are some examples of...
- Illahun, Kahun And Gurob
Illahun, Kahun and Gurob http://efts.lib.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/eos/eos_title.pl?callnum=DT73.I3P5_cop2 This 1889-90 archaeological report by W. M. Flinders Petrie along with the 1890 report Kahun, Gurob and Hawara document a very important season in the...
Egypt
Daily Photo - Mycenean vase at Gurob
UC16631. Mycenean IIIB1 stirrup vase of pottery, cream with broad black and thin brown circular line decoration - piece of spout missing. Black patch from burning. Late Dynasty 18 (1295BCE-1550BCE). Found at Gurob. Height 8.6 cms max diameter 11.1 cms.
For more about Gurob, which is located at the mouth of the Faiyum depression, go to the Gurob page on the Petrie Digital Museum website, which includes some useful reconstructions.
Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology,
University College London
With my thanks
- Quick Update From Gurob
Bloomsbury Academy Thanks to Lucia Gahlin for highlighting the following news from Gurob (with photo): Ian Shaw, Director of the Gurob Harem Palace Project (GHPP) in Egypt. Following another successful season at Medinet el-Gurob in April Ian updates us:...
- Daily Photo - Hair Curler In Form Of Horse
Bronze hair curler in form of galloping horse with plumes on its head. Dotted saddle-cloth and patterned collar also indicated, also full mane and tail with signs of bridle on head. Period - Dynasty 18 (1295BCE-1550BCE) Measurements - height cms length...
- Daily Photo - Alabaster Vases From The Petrie
UC13261 fine alabaster vase; repaired, piece missing from rim, replaced with plastecine; rims of collar practically same size. Probably purchased in Cairo - presented by Guy Brunton. 17cm. 6th Dynasty? UC13267. Alabaster vase highly polished gracefully...
- Daily Photo - Basketry At The Petrie Museum
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, one of the most fascinating museums in London (and one which seems to be very little known even amongst real Egyptology enthusiasts) has an online database of its complete collection. Here are some examples of...
- Illahun, Kahun And Gurob
Illahun, Kahun and Gurob http://efts.lib.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/eos/eos_title.pl?callnum=DT73.I3P5_cop2 This 1889-90 archaeological report by W. M. Flinders Petrie along with the 1890 report Kahun, Gurob and Hawara document a very important season in the...