Egypt
Toronto Sun (Kevin Connor)
With video.
- Exhibition: Mummy Baby To Come Out Of Rom Closet
The Star With Video: "Gayle Gibson, a teacher and Egyptologist at the ROM, takes us behind the scenes and reveals fascinating details of two little mummies in their collection." A mummified Egyptian baby, which one curator thought would never be displayed...
- Halloween Party To Welcome 'child Mummy'
Courier Press The Evansville Museum will throw a Halloween welcome party Saturday for its newest guest, a 2,000-year-old baby mummy. A family public opening for the new show, "The Child Mummy," will run from noon to 2 p.m. in the museum, where the exhibition...
- Cat Scan Of Adult Mummy From Royal Ontario Museum
The Star The above article looks at results from scans on four mummies owned by the Royal Ontario Museum, one of which, an anonymous adult, was scanned last week. The previously scanned mummies are also described, including two infants and a female musician...
- 3000 Year Old Mummy Scanned
London Free Press (Daniela Simunac) Secrets that had been kept under wraps for nearly 3,000 years were unravelled in seconds when an Egyptian mummy underwent a CT scan at a London hospital. The mummy slowly entered the state-of-the-art scanner at Victoria...
- Baby Mummies At The Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum has always had a place in my heart as one of my favorite haunts in the years I lived in Toronto. Another is the Gardiner Museum across the street from the ROM. Here is a video featuring ROM egyptologist Gayle Gibson on a pair...
Egypt
Hidden treasures at the Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto Sun (Kevin Connor)
With video.
Some curators at the Royal Ontario Museum seem introverted and not keen on sharing their artifacts — and then there is Egyptology educator Gayle Gibson.
Her personality is as large as a pyramid and she was delighted to share her treasures.
Although her expertise is Egypt and not lions, she bears a good resemblance to the actress who starred in the movie Born Free.
One of her favourite treasures is a 3,000-year-old mummy coffin beautifully decorated with art work and prayers.
“A (mummy) coffin would cost as much as a car, so this is a low-end coffin, but she would of had some connection with the ruling class because it was decorated by experts,” Gibson said.
It is a mystery as to what happened to the mummified woman for whom the coffin was made.
Gibson also brought out a mummified Roman baby who died 2,000 years ago. Tests have not concluded the sex of the child.
“This baby was wrapped in a painted cloth. It is a nice meaningful scene with a priest showing the child is now safe in the arms of God,” Gibson said while lovingly looking at the baby.
“It is a lovely image. They did the best they could, but you can tell this wasn’t a wealthy family.”
- Exhibition: Mummy Baby To Come Out Of Rom Closet
The Star With Video: "Gayle Gibson, a teacher and Egyptologist at the ROM, takes us behind the scenes and reveals fascinating details of two little mummies in their collection." A mummified Egyptian baby, which one curator thought would never be displayed...
- Halloween Party To Welcome 'child Mummy'
Courier Press The Evansville Museum will throw a Halloween welcome party Saturday for its newest guest, a 2,000-year-old baby mummy. A family public opening for the new show, "The Child Mummy," will run from noon to 2 p.m. in the museum, where the exhibition...
- Cat Scan Of Adult Mummy From Royal Ontario Museum
The Star The above article looks at results from scans on four mummies owned by the Royal Ontario Museum, one of which, an anonymous adult, was scanned last week. The previously scanned mummies are also described, including two infants and a female musician...
- 3000 Year Old Mummy Scanned
London Free Press (Daniela Simunac) Secrets that had been kept under wraps for nearly 3,000 years were unravelled in seconds when an Egyptian mummy underwent a CT scan at a London hospital. The mummy slowly entered the state-of-the-art scanner at Victoria...
- Baby Mummies At The Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum has always had a place in my heart as one of my favorite haunts in the years I lived in Toronto. Another is the Gardiner Museum across the street from the ROM. Here is a video featuring ROM egyptologist Gayle Gibson on a pair...