The Fitzwilliam Museum 'Home | Collections | Ancient World | Ancient Near East | Project Intr... more The Fitzwilliam Museum 'Home | Collections | Ancient World | Ancient Near East | Project Introduction | Conservation of Objects' page
The Fitzwilliam Museum 'Home | Collections | Ancient World | Ancient Near East | Project Intr... more The Fitzwilliam Museum 'Home | Collections | Ancient World | Ancient Near East | Project Introduction | New Sources of Information' page
Announcement of a conference on ancient Egyptian coffins, from 7-9 April 2016, hosted by the Fitz... more Announcement of a conference on ancient Egyptian coffins, from 7-9 April 2016, hosted by the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge
This paper shares a new project at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, which focuses on making hig... more This paper shares a new project at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, which focuses on making high quality Egyptological research accessible and relevant to diverse audiences, especially those in areas of social deprivation and low cultural provision. The 'Pop-Up' Egyptian Coffins project has been generously supported by the University of Cambridge Arts and Humanities Impact Fund, the Global Challenges Research Fund and ICOM UK – British Council. The project takes genuine artefacts (when possible), craft replicas, hands-on activities, digital experiences and, perhaps most importantly of all, active research staff into surprising and unexpected locations. Locally these have included supermarkets, pubs, shopping complexes, public thoroughfares and a community centre supporting local people in need and migrant communities. In Egypt the 'Pop-Up' has visited shops, a furniture factory, sporting facility and a public library. The aim is to promote social inclusivity, commu...
Ancient Thebes (modern Luxor) has more ancient monuments per square miles than any other site in ... more Ancient Thebes (modern Luxor) has more ancient monuments per square miles than any other site in Egypt. This book presents a context and overview of ancient Thebes.
ing device and describes the original colors of the object (the illustrations are in black and wh... more ing device and describes the original colors of the object (the illustrations are in black and white). While the Dogon and Bwa locks are less prominant in the catalog than those of the Bamana, the author offers evidence that door locks among these groups, especially among the Dogon, also represent concepts of their cosmogony. I strongly recommend Legends, Sorcerers and Enchanted Lizards for people interested in African art, social structure, and religion. Not only does it introduce the reader to basic Bamana beliefs, but it is also a guide to how religion, spirituality, aesthetics, and functionality cannot be divorced from the forms of African art. Kassim Kone SUNY Cortland Cortland, New York
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, houses a group of 21st dynasty coffins, consisting of an inner... more The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, houses a group of 21st dynasty coffins, consisting of an inner coffin, an outer coffin and a mummy board, which are registered under the number E.1.1822. They were collected in Egypt by two graduates of the University of Cambridge, Barnard Hanbury and George Waddington, and presented to the university in 1822. Since that date, they have received relatively little attention. In 2005, the coffins were taken off display for the first time for many years, as part of the project to re-display the Egyptian collection at the museum. The coffins are inscribed with the names Nespawershefyt, Nesamun and Nesamunemhetep. The coffin owner was a God's Father of Amun-Re king of the gods, wab-priest, supervisor of workshops and supervisors of scribes of the domain of Amun. He also had the title aA n mw n pr imn, which may be rendered "great one of the water of the domain of Amun". The decoration is well preserved on the inner coffin and mummy board, ...
This paper shares a new project at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, which focuses on making hig... more This paper shares a new project at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, which focuses on making high quality Egyptological research accessible and relevant to diverse audiences, especially those in areas of social deprivation and low cultural provision. The ‘Pop-Up’ Egyptian Coffins project has been generously supported by the University of Cambridge Arts and Humanities Impact Fund, the Global Challenges Research Fund and ICOM UK – British Council. The project takes genuine artefacts (when possible), craft replicas, hands-on activities, digital experiences and, perhaps most importantly of all, active research staff into surprising and unexpected locations. Locally these have included supermarkets, pubs, shopping complexes, public thoroughfares and a community centre supporting local people in need and migrant communities. In Egypt the ‘Pop-Up’ has visited shops, a furniture factory, sporting facility and a public library. The aim is to promote social inclusivity, community participation and knowledge exchange by reaching out to diverse audiences via subjects, such as woodworking and carpentry that may be more familiar and accessible than ancient Egypt to the audiences in question. The paper will demonstrate the importance of this type of engagement for the future of museum curatorial practice, particularly in terms of helping to keep Egyptological research relevant and people-focused – something which we believe is critical within the context of publicly-funded museums.
The Fitzwilliam Museum 'Home | Collections | Ancient World | Ancient Near East | Project Intr... more The Fitzwilliam Museum 'Home | Collections | Ancient World | Ancient Near East | Project Introduction | Conservation of Objects' page
The Fitzwilliam Museum 'Home | Collections | Ancient World | Ancient Near East | Project Intr... more The Fitzwilliam Museum 'Home | Collections | Ancient World | Ancient Near East | Project Introduction | New Sources of Information' page
Announcement of a conference on ancient Egyptian coffins, from 7-9 April 2016, hosted by the Fitz... more Announcement of a conference on ancient Egyptian coffins, from 7-9 April 2016, hosted by the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge
This paper shares a new project at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, which focuses on making hig... more This paper shares a new project at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, which focuses on making high quality Egyptological research accessible and relevant to diverse audiences, especially those in areas of social deprivation and low cultural provision. The 'Pop-Up' Egyptian Coffins project has been generously supported by the University of Cambridge Arts and Humanities Impact Fund, the Global Challenges Research Fund and ICOM UK – British Council. The project takes genuine artefacts (when possible), craft replicas, hands-on activities, digital experiences and, perhaps most importantly of all, active research staff into surprising and unexpected locations. Locally these have included supermarkets, pubs, shopping complexes, public thoroughfares and a community centre supporting local people in need and migrant communities. In Egypt the 'Pop-Up' has visited shops, a furniture factory, sporting facility and a public library. The aim is to promote social inclusivity, commu...
Ancient Thebes (modern Luxor) has more ancient monuments per square miles than any other site in ... more Ancient Thebes (modern Luxor) has more ancient monuments per square miles than any other site in Egypt. This book presents a context and overview of ancient Thebes.
ing device and describes the original colors of the object (the illustrations are in black and wh... more ing device and describes the original colors of the object (the illustrations are in black and white). While the Dogon and Bwa locks are less prominant in the catalog than those of the Bamana, the author offers evidence that door locks among these groups, especially among the Dogon, also represent concepts of their cosmogony. I strongly recommend Legends, Sorcerers and Enchanted Lizards for people interested in African art, social structure, and religion. Not only does it introduce the reader to basic Bamana beliefs, but it is also a guide to how religion, spirituality, aesthetics, and functionality cannot be divorced from the forms of African art. Kassim Kone SUNY Cortland Cortland, New York
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, houses a group of 21st dynasty coffins, consisting of an inner... more The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, houses a group of 21st dynasty coffins, consisting of an inner coffin, an outer coffin and a mummy board, which are registered under the number E.1.1822. They were collected in Egypt by two graduates of the University of Cambridge, Barnard Hanbury and George Waddington, and presented to the university in 1822. Since that date, they have received relatively little attention. In 2005, the coffins were taken off display for the first time for many years, as part of the project to re-display the Egyptian collection at the museum. The coffins are inscribed with the names Nespawershefyt, Nesamun and Nesamunemhetep. The coffin owner was a God's Father of Amun-Re king of the gods, wab-priest, supervisor of workshops and supervisors of scribes of the domain of Amun. He also had the title aA n mw n pr imn, which may be rendered "great one of the water of the domain of Amun". The decoration is well preserved on the inner coffin and mummy board, ...
This paper shares a new project at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, which focuses on making hig... more This paper shares a new project at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, which focuses on making high quality Egyptological research accessible and relevant to diverse audiences, especially those in areas of social deprivation and low cultural provision. The ‘Pop-Up’ Egyptian Coffins project has been generously supported by the University of Cambridge Arts and Humanities Impact Fund, the Global Challenges Research Fund and ICOM UK – British Council. The project takes genuine artefacts (when possible), craft replicas, hands-on activities, digital experiences and, perhaps most importantly of all, active research staff into surprising and unexpected locations. Locally these have included supermarkets, pubs, shopping complexes, public thoroughfares and a community centre supporting local people in need and migrant communities. In Egypt the ‘Pop-Up’ has visited shops, a furniture factory, sporting facility and a public library. The aim is to promote social inclusivity, community participation and knowledge exchange by reaching out to diverse audiences via subjects, such as woodworking and carpentry that may be more familiar and accessible than ancient Egypt to the audiences in question. The paper will demonstrate the importance of this type of engagement for the future of museum curatorial practice, particularly in terms of helping to keep Egyptological research relevant and people-focused – something which we believe is critical within the context of publicly-funded museums.
Programme and abstracts of a 2-day colloquium hosted by The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge to exam... more Programme and abstracts of a 2-day colloquium hosted by The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge to examine a variety of questions on the subject of ancient Egyptian concepts of reuse, appropriation of property and ownership. This has emerged from examining data such as CT scanning and X radiography of the Museum’s coffin collection. The colloquium will extend discussion to the wider reuse of Egyptian material culture, including coffins, statues, funerary goods and even complete tombs, in order to seek to frame a series of questions about how appropriation and ownership were viewed within that culture.
A 2-day colloquium organised by the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge to examine a variety of questio... more A 2-day colloquium organised by the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge to examine a variety of questions on the subject of ancient Egyptian concepts of reuse, appropriation of property and ownership.
Final programme for the conference on ancient Egyptian coffins hosted by the Fitzwilliam Museum, ... more Final programme for the conference on ancient Egyptian coffins hosted by the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and held at the Judge Business School, Cambridge, from 7 to 9 April 2016
Reminder
The deadline for submission of abstracts to the conference is 11 December 2015. Please ... more Reminder
The deadline for submission of abstracts to the conference is 11 December 2015. Please email them to fitzmuseum-coffins@lists.cam.ac.uk.
Abstracts should be no more than 500 words and should include the title of the submission, names and affiliations of all authors and contact details (email and postal address) of one corresponding author. Authors of accepted submissions will be notified by 5 January 2016.
Announcement of a conference on ancient Egyptian coffins, from 7-9 April 2016, hosted by the Fitz... more Announcement of a conference on ancient Egyptian coffins, from 7-9 April 2016, hosted by the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge
A one-day Colloquium to celebrate the work of Dr Lucilla Burn, Assistant Director, Collections an... more A one-day Colloquium to celebrate the work of Dr Lucilla Burn, Assistant Director, Collections and Keeper of Antiquities, who retired at the end of 2016. Organisers:Anastasia Christophilopoulou,Julie Dawson, Helen Strudwick, and Paul Cartledge
Since 2014, the Fitzwilliam Museum has been conducting cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in... more Since 2014, the Fitzwilliam Museum has been conducting cutting-edge interdisciplinary research into its collection of more than 200 ancient Egyptian coffins and coffin fragments. Bringing together a team of Egyptologists, conservators, a pigment analyst, an expert in historical painting techniques, an ancient woodworking specialist and a consultant radiologist, alongside the application of advanced imaging techniques such as Computed Tomography (CT) scanning and X-radiography, we have been able to gain unprecedented insights into the coffins’ construction, creation of the decorative programme and, so far as possible, the history of the coffins and their owners.
This online resource presents the complete results of this research as it unfolds, commencing with the coffins of the 25th Dynasty ‘water pourer on the west of Thebes’, Pakepu, and the 21st Dynasty coffin set of Nespawershefyt. This includes full transliterations and translations of the hieroglyphic text, descriptions of the iconography, raw and interpreted results of the scientific analysis, including pigment analysis and wood identification, results of advanced imaging techniques such as CT scans, X-radiography and scanning electron microscopy, and some historical and social commentary on the significance of our findings in the context of ancient Egyptian attitudes to funerary beliefs, the economy and death and the afterlife. The website also contains some special behind-the-scenes footage and insight into what it is like working both internationally and collaboratively.
Uploads
The deadline for submission of abstracts to the conference is 11 December 2015. Please email them to fitzmuseum-coffins@lists.cam.ac.uk.
Abstracts should be no more than 500 words and should include the title of the submission, names and affiliations of all authors and contact details (email and postal address) of one corresponding author. Authors of accepted submissions will be notified by 5 January 2016.
Organisers:Anastasia Christophilopoulou,Julie Dawson, Helen Strudwick, and Paul Cartledge
This online resource presents the complete results of this research as it unfolds, commencing with the coffins of the 25th Dynasty ‘water pourer on the west of Thebes’, Pakepu, and the 21st Dynasty coffin set of Nespawershefyt. This includes full transliterations and translations of the hieroglyphic text, descriptions of the iconography, raw and interpreted results of the scientific analysis, including pigment analysis and wood identification, results of advanced imaging techniques such as CT scans, X-radiography and scanning electron microscopy, and some historical and social commentary on the significance of our findings in the context of ancient Egyptian attitudes to funerary beliefs, the economy and death and the afterlife. The website also contains some special behind-the-scenes footage and insight into what it is like working both internationally and collaboratively.