After intermittently, we come back to blogging with the Placement student reports in the summer of our archaeological summer. First, Sonia Prakash, at some highlights of the time spent in the museum in July!
Hello all! Sonia and I have just started my third year to study classical and Egyptian education at Manchester University. I have spent so much time with Campbell to do this placement because it has really given me the taste of the widespread work in the museum.
One of my important things is that the correspondence will have to be solved through the early 1900s. Although I have some previous experience to duplicate, I found it a difficult task because it was difficult to understand a very difficult handwriting (especially the Patri!). However, after understanding a letter, it was amazingly beneficial, especially if it revealed interesting information. A particularly interesting letter was sent by WM Flights Patri (1853-1942) in which he invited the Manchester Museum to help them establish an Egyptian research account. Here he sought to promote scientific research in Egypt and allow students to do their original research. Since there was no British School of Archeology in Egypt, Patri expressed the need for a more specific archaeological school to excavate, it is easy to obtain material and funding. It gave me a valuable insight on its development, like the eloquence at the time, and what the Manchester Museum played an important role in the evolution of the sector. There were also a number of strange letters, such as a costume shop owner who wrote to the museum that he was asked to evaluate something that he was occupying and to tell him if he was really real antiques. However, when looking at his drawing (below), he only appeared copies. Another interesting search was an original seal of the Egyptian excavation fund – now known as the Egypt Exploration Society (where I currently volunteer).
On the end of the placement, we spent most of our time in organic stores and arranged through paintings. The combination of Nina and Norman de Grace Davis paintings of the Manchester Museum was particularly interesting as it gave us the opportunity to understand HyrridgePhles, analyze small details and de -codes the artwork. These paintings were created by a married couple who document the tomb paintings from Thbin Nicopolis. One of the most impressive paintings comes from the tomb of the hat, called Neferbaf, who shows it wearing a leopard dress, wearing a wide -ranging juice collar and offering cup. The analysis of these paintings was a great opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge learned at the university in the activity of a kind of puzzle.
I enjoyed my time at the Manchester Museum because it was an opportunity to fully drown myself in Egypt and Museum works. Thank you very much for Campbell and other students to determine the place to enjoy this way!
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