Egypt
British Museum (Faye Kalloniatis)
- Exhibition: Norwich Shroud To Return To Norwich For Event
EDP24 The Norwich Shroud, which was the subject of some fascinating posts on the British Museum blog, is to return to Norwich in April: Two of the most significant objects in Norwich Castle’s collection will be on display at a study day...
- Conserving The Norwich Shroud
British Museum (Melina Plottu) As an intern in the textile studio of the British museum, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to work on the Norwich shroud conservation project. This began in January, and I have been working with the team since...
- More On The Norwich Shroud - Ancient Egyptian Spells For A High-ranking Lady
British Museum (John Taylor) In the last few weeks the shroud of Ipu has given up more – but not all – of its secrets. A close comparison of the piece belonging to Norwich Castle Museum with a photograph of the portions in the Cairo Museum has shown...
- Further Investigations Into The Norwich Shroud
British Museum (Janet Ambers) The British Museum's fascinating ongoing investigation of the Norwich Shroud, with photos. With the shroud unfolded for the first time (although still in need of much conservation attention) David Saunders, Keeper of...
- Opening Up The Norwich Shroud
British Museum (Deborah Phipps) Deborah Phipps is conservator, Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service (NMAS). Another fascinating installment, with some more great photos. This is the latest in a series of posts about the unfolding of the Norwich shroud,...
Egypt
The future of the Norwich shroud
British Museum (Faye Kalloniatis)
Well, this will be the final blog entry for the Norwich shroud and what a way we’ve come over the past few months
As the project got underway, one highlight followed another. The first was the initial unrolling, when we watched the small and crumpled scrap unfurl to become a good-sized fragment of shroud. Then we saw that it had not merely a few columns of text but, rather, was filled with it – an epigrapher’s dream.
Then came the cartouche of Menkaure, which sent us all into paroxysms of delight. No sooner had we come to terms with this when we discovered the name of the shroud’s owner – a certain Ipu, daughter of Mutresti.
Yet there was more to come.
- Exhibition: Norwich Shroud To Return To Norwich For Event
EDP24 The Norwich Shroud, which was the subject of some fascinating posts on the British Museum blog, is to return to Norwich in April: Two of the most significant objects in Norwich Castle’s collection will be on display at a study day...
- Conserving The Norwich Shroud
British Museum (Melina Plottu) As an intern in the textile studio of the British museum, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to work on the Norwich shroud conservation project. This began in January, and I have been working with the team since...
- More On The Norwich Shroud - Ancient Egyptian Spells For A High-ranking Lady
British Museum (John Taylor) In the last few weeks the shroud of Ipu has given up more – but not all – of its secrets. A close comparison of the piece belonging to Norwich Castle Museum with a photograph of the portions in the Cairo Museum has shown...
- Further Investigations Into The Norwich Shroud
British Museum (Janet Ambers) The British Museum's fascinating ongoing investigation of the Norwich Shroud, with photos. With the shroud unfolded for the first time (although still in need of much conservation attention) David Saunders, Keeper of...
- Opening Up The Norwich Shroud
British Museum (Deborah Phipps) Deborah Phipps is conservator, Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service (NMAS). Another fascinating installment, with some more great photos. This is the latest in a series of posts about the unfolding of the Norwich shroud,...