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Conservation Intern Spotlight: Natasa Krsmanovic
k); hinging and matting for exhibit. Photos 1-5 by Natasa Krsmanovic; Photo 6 by Jaime Clifton-Ross Papyrus fragment from a Book of the Dead (ancient Egyptian funerary manuscript), date unknown, purchased by Dr. Currelly in Egypt, 1907-09. Task/Issue: This fragmented papyrus was incredibly brittle,
The ROM ‘Minoan’ Goddess: The Minoan Relations
of Minoan ‘goddesses’ are these two standing figurines holding snakes and made of faience (a glassy quartz ceramic material often used in ancient Egypt). They are very similar in appearance, although not in material, to the ivory Snake Goddesses from Boston and Baltimore. They were found by
Descriptive Audio Tour: Transcript
is and Euphrates Rivers, and conquered regions including the Levantine coast of the Mediterranean (modern-day Israel, Lebanon, and Syria), as well as Egypt. The artifact modeled here, at more than twice its original size, shows an Egyptian style winged man holding onto the branch of a sacred tree.
The Evans Connection Part 1: The Minoans Discovered
ce it was under Ottoman rule and relatively inaccessible to foreign travelers. Instead, archaeological work had concentrated on the Middle East. In Egypt, following the explorations by Napolean Bonaparte’s teams of scholars in the late 18 th century, the royal pyramids of the Valley of the