#OnThisDay in 31 BCE the Battle of Actium took place between the fleet of #Octavian (led by Marcus Agrippa) & the fleets of Mark Antony and #Cleopatra VII. The obverse of this silver #coin dated to 29-27 BCE, it depicts the bare head of Octavian, soon to be known as Augustus. CC.389

For this #StatueSunday we are sharing the bottom half of this ancient Egyptian seated statuette. It is made of granite and there are remains of an inscription on the side and at the back. E.609 #ancientegypt #statuette #granite #museum

This week’s digitised glass plate #negative shows a large pottery vessel in situ discovered at the ancient Sudanese site of #Meroë. The vessel was discovered in 1910 during Garstang’s #excavations at site 6 (Lion Temple). JG/M/E/35

Happy #NationalDogDay! This Ptolemaic Period coffin panel shows two jackals, Anubis and Wepwawet, they ensured safe passage of the deceased & looked after them into the afterlife. Separated from these jackals by over 2000 years is Seven one of our volunteer’s trainee service dog. E.590

Our #ObjectoftheDay is this one-handled ancient Greek (Attic) terracotta tankard. Aren’t those line patterns mesmerising? 😵‍ C.617 #ancientgreece #pot #attic #patterns #museum

For #caturday we are sharing this tiny ancient Egyptian faience lion. It can be dated to the Late or the Ptolemaic Periods. E.9333 #ancientegypt #faience #lion #museum

This glass plate negative photograph was taken in 1907 during Garstang’s survey of Anatolia. It shows the remains of a ruined tower at Huru Pegamber (Cyrrhus/ Nabi Huri, Syria). JG/HIT/HP/19 #glassplatenegative #photograph #Survey #Anatolia #tower #museum

Our #ObjectoftheDay is this cheerfully bright cosmetic pot, made of a vivid blue faience. These type of pots contained kohl, used as eyeliner by the ancient Egyptians. E.154 #faience #blue #cosmetics #makeup #ancientegypt #museum

Today’s digitised glass plate #negative shows a reconstructed bowl of thin pottery with a flat base of pale yellow colour. Decorated with a repeated #lotus pattern in black line with #petals coloured in #blue & #red. It was #excavated at the ancient Sudanese site of #Meroë in 1910. JG/M/NA/38

For #fashionfriday we are sharing this ancient Egyptian necklace, a great accessory for a colourful outfit! The beads are made from carnelian and the original necklace design may have been strung in a different way. E.5071 #AncientEgypt #accessory #beads #necklace #design #carnelian #museum

Our #ObjectoftheDay is this ancient Roman piriform araballos in red glaze. It has applied decoration of vine clusters and leaves and a conical base. The mostly likely use of this artefact was to contain perfumes and oils. C.192 #ancientrome #aravallos #décoration #vine #museum

It’s #MuseumMonday and we’re sharing this picture of two of our #volunteers untangling a string of #ancientEgyptian beads! The string used here is not an original one, as that would have decayed with time. This current string was added after the beads were excavated.

This digitised glass plate #negative shows the general view of a wooden inscribed shrine at the #tomb of Shepse, (site R64), at #Reqaqnah. The image was taken between 1901 and 1902 during Garstang’s #excavations at the site. JG/R/2/130

Our #objectoftheday is this ancient Egyptian travertine (Egyptian alabaster) bowl. The stone is white with pink veins, giving it a beautiful hue. This bowl can be dated to the Old Kingdom and comes from the site of Abydos. E.2537 #ancientEgypt #travertine #alabaster #bowl #OldKingdom #Abydos

#TravelTuesday & we’re looking back on the travels of John Garstang. This glass plate negative was taken at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, and shows a woman standing in front of the famous caryatids of the Erechtheion. We’re not sure of the woman’s identity or when the picture was taken.

#SundayRead, with a section of the ‘Book of the Dead’ painted in cursive #hieroglyphs on papyrus. It belonged to Bakenkhons, a #priest of #Amun during the New Kingdom & contains two spells intended to aid his #journey to the #afterlife. E.506.2

This digitised #image comes from Garstang’s glass plate #negative archive collection. The #photo was taken at the ancient Egyptian site of #Abydos and it shows a number of faience figurines depicting #felines, #baboons and a #hedgehog. JG/A/195

#ObjectoftheDay is this moulded terracotta figurine of the #goddess #Nike. This figurine probably comes from Apulia, #Italy and dates to 2nd century BCE. Nike was the Greek goddess of #victory in war, arts and athletics. She was an attribute of another deity, #Athena, the goddess of wisdom. C.530

#OnThisDay in 356 BCE, Alexander the Great was born. This silver drachm from the late reign of Alexander shows a head of the god Herakles on the obverse and a draped Zeus on the reverse. CC.30

This 1907 digitised photo is from Garstang’s survey of Anatolia. It depicts the ornamental Roman capitals at Baalbek in Lebanon. JG/HIT/BAA/4 #photonegative #survey #Anatolia #Roman #capital #Lebanon #museum

#ThrowbackThursday to last spring and updating our coin display. We added some mirrors that can help with viewing the reverse depictions of the exhibited coins. #coins #numismatics #display #museum

Our #objectoftheday is this #ancientEgyptian stone figurine depicting a #crocodile. This artefact was excavated by Garstang in the #town or #temple area of the ancient #settlement of #Hierakonpolis and can be dated to the Early Dynastic period. E.620 Photo Credit: Tetisheri

#OnThisDay – or 13 July – in 100 BCE, the future dictator, general, and statesman Julius #Caesar was born. The obverse of this #silver #denarius shows #Aeneas, carrying palladium in right hand and Anchises on left shoulder. The #coin was minted in 47/46 BCE. CC.369

This digitised glass plate #negative #photo was taken in 1901-1902 and it shows a #stela with a #hieroglyphic inscription from the site D1 at Bet Dawd. The stela commemorates the #sculptor Sa-ra (son of Ra) and is now part of the Ashmolean Museum's collection. JG/R/2/149b

#ObjectoftheDay is this white slip hemispherical bowl with round base and wish-bone handle and decorated with brown painted ladder pattern friezes. It comes from Arpera, Cyprus & dated to the Late Cypriot period. C.307

Protection against Mondays? Unfortunately, we can't offer that 😔 But the goddess Nephtys, depicted on the side of the Middle Kingdom painted box coffin of Userhet can bring you back to life, which we all need after the weekend! E.512 #ancientegypt #coffin #goddess #mondayblues #museum #pickmeup

This digitised glass plate #negative was taken in 1910 during Garstang’s #excavations at the ancient Sudanese city of #Meroë. The #photo shows a room with a circular tiled courtyard discovered at site 250 (Sun Temple). JG/M/F/07

#ObjectoftheDay is this #ancientEgyptian figure of a hippocampus (hippokampos). Made from cartonnage (plastered layers of papyrus or fibre) & made flexible enough for moulding while wet. The hippocampus is a creature of #Greek #mythology comprising of a snake with the head of a horse. E.2002

This #TravelTuesday we hope you enjoy this digitised glass pate #negative showing a felucca #boat on the #Nile. Unfortunately, we do not have any information when or precisely where this #photo was taken, but as it is a great we wanted to share it!

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