The background of the portraits made the researchers more intrigued about the objects. The pieces were brought from the Reverend Greville John Chester for £6. There were three fragments of mummy ...

In this unique one-time seminar, we will look at the role scientific examination plays in investigating the production of ancient Egyptian mummy portraits and how these objects fit into the larger ...

The important finds from his excavations include mummy portraits, gabled-roof coffins, traditional Egyptian-style coffins, and almost 30 new papyri in Greek and Demotic (the second to last stage of ...

The exhibits on display feature the funeral practices and funeral cults of the Egyptians - mummies, sarcophagi, Fayum mummy portraits and masks, arts of sculpture, monuments of arts and crafts ...