Collections & Research Staff
Bill Pratt
Collections Technician
Ancient Near Eastern, Ancient Egyptian, Prehistory and Islamic
Bill Pratt says 'caring for a collection of artifacts in a museum is akin to managing a library of books'. Bill Pratt combines a background in biblical studies and librarianship as custodian of over 100,000 artifacts in the Royal Ontario Museum's Ancient Near Eastern, Ancient Egyptian, Prehistory and Islamic Collections.
His interests include computer database management, photography and web design. His passion is collecting popular music ephemera and recordings from the 1920's, along with the phonographs on which to play the original 78s and cylinders.
He is Membership Secretary, Treasurer and Archivist for the Canadian Antique Phonograph Society (CAPS). He also contributes articles to its bi-monthly newsletter, Antique Phonograph News, and manages its web site.
Galleries
Wirth Gallery of the Middle East
ROM Images
Ancient Near Eastern
Ancient Egyptian and Nubia
Prehistory and Islamic Collections
Other Links
New Stories - Wirth Gallery of the Middle East
ROM Friends of Ancient Egypt
Canadian Antique Phonograph Society
Contact Information
Department of World Cultures
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park
Toronto, ON
M5S 2C6
Tel: 416.586.5691
Fax: 416.586.5877
E-mail: World Cultures
Bill Pratt in collection storage.
A favourite object of Bill Pratt's is the cylinder seal. This serpentine seal from Mesopotamia is inscribed in cuneiform with the name of its owner, a beer-maker named Shu-ili-su. Akkadian period, about 2200 BC. Height: 3.45 cm. ROM 994.233.17
