Ancient Egypt gallery

Mummified woman

New Kingdom Coffin

Unwrapping the coffins

This image shows a female of about 19 years of age who died during the Roman occupation of Egypt...

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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2006  |  Map

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This is a fine New Kingdom coffin (c.1550-1292 BC) with a mummiform lid and box base, painted black...

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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2006  |  Map

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Conservator, Vivien Chapman, and one of our volunteers, Graham, check out a potential exhibit for...

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Checking the coffins

Pottery sherds

Gazelle sherd

This is one of our conservators, Vivien Chapman, checking potential exhibits for our new Egypt...

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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2006  |  Map

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Pottery sherds showing hieroglyphs, including the ankh symbol. Painted vessels can be colourfully...

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Uploaded on May 21, 2007

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Pottery sherds showing a gazelle leaping through a papyrus thicket. Painted vessels can be...

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Students sorting pottery sherds

Tuthmosis I

Mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahri

Students from the University of Liverpool piecing together painted pottery from Egypt. Essentially...

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Uploaded on May 21, 2007

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This is a fragment of limestone fallen from a temple wall, 35 cm high and carved in raised relief,...

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Uploaded on Jul 3, 2007

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A spectacular terraced temple, set within the cliffs at Deir el Bahri (near to the Valley of...

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Uploaded on Jul 3, 2007

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Snake statue

Crocodile statue

Mongoose statue

A snake statue from the forthcoming Egyptian gallery at World Museum Liverpool. Despite snakes being...

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Uploaded on Jul 10, 2007

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A crocodile statue from the forthcoming Egyptian gallery at World Museum Liverpool. Despite the...

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A mongoose statue from the forthcoming Egyptian gallery at World Museum Liverpool. The mongoose was...

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Egyptian shroud during conservation

Egyptian shroud with its former backing board

Egyptian shroud detail showing new silk backing

Textiles conservator Anne-Marie Hughes is currently preparing this 2000 year old shroud for display...

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Uploaded on Nov 20, 2007

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The shroud was glued to this backing board when it was mounted and framed in the 19th century (long...

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Anne-Marie has now mounted the shroud onto silk. In this detail you can just see some of the silk...

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Packing up an Egyptian sarcophagus

Carefully moving crates

Bust of Cleopatra with protective padding

A conservator checks as the sarcophagus is packed into a protective crate before being transported...

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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2008

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Members of National Museums Liverpool's handling and transport team, who have been hard at work...

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A view of the bust being transported from the National Conservation Centre, where is has been...

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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2008

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