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Ancient Egypt Weekend! OR How a mummy, NOT a dinosaur, got me into teaching.
it was like going to camp for free (with some added responsibility, of course). Shockingly, some of my earliest memories are not of dinosaurs, but of Egypt. Like many people who have walked through our Egyptian gallery, I was awed by our mummies. What amazed me most about them was not their
Amarna Artifacts in the ROM’s Ancient Egypt Collection
By Laura Ranieri If you go up to the Museum’s third floor and make your way into the Ancient Egypt displays, you will quickly find yourself amid an impressive collection of objects dating from the Old Kingdom through to Ptolemaic times. This is just a representative sampling of the more than 30,0
Clay sealings from Edfu, Egypt in the Greek & Roman collection
olemaic period clay seal impressions were originally used like sealing wax to secure rolls of papyrus documents. #Ptolemaic seal impressions from #Egypt finally get their turn to be re-housed. Follow their progress! @ROMtoronto pic.twitter.com/aEqaw7xokZ — Kay Sunahara (@KaySunahara) February
Dr. Zahi Hawass Lecture at the ROM
Last Monday the ROM hosted a sold-out lecture by Dr. Zahi Hawass in our Currelly gallery (Currelly was the ROM’s first collector of Egyptian antiquities). The ROM welcomed his free lecture on short notice as it coincided with the launch of our Centre for Ancient Cultures and new Ancient E
Weapon Wednesday: a Romano-Egyptian sword hilt
ome. It is the cast bronze hilt of a sword. It depicts a bird's head, which is actually the Horus falcon, as it has the crown of Upper and Lower Egypt on its head. Such influences from Ancient Egypt were common in Ptolomaic and Roman Egypt. The best known parallel we have to this sword grip
The Cat's Tomb
Ancient Egypt's most purrfectly prized pet is buried right here inside the ROM! Long before dogs were known as ‘man’s best friend’, cats were the most favoured pets by the ancient Egyptians. The Cat's Tomb exhibit showcases a 2500 year-old mummified cat wrapped in linen bandages
The Children's Miracle Network at The ROM!
n that you witness children jumping out of their seats to dance, learning about DNA, examining dinosaur fossils, and exploring the secrets of Ancient Egypt all in one day. On Monday, October 7, the Royal Ontario Museum was pleased to host the Children’s Miracle Network Program, welcoming 12
My Favourite Object: A "Tell Minis" Style Lustre-Ware Bowl
first thing you notice about this bowl is its decoration. It looks lile a sphinx, a mythical beast more popularly associated with the sphinx at Giza, Egypt. It was permitted to depict mythical beasts in Islamic law, whereas depictions of humans or animals were considered close to idolatry. Objects
Celtic Fun Weekend: Themed Pancakes, Warrior Paint, and Dancing
eekends, always specific to one very special topic. This Saturday and Sunday you’ll find us exploring the Celtic World. Later you’ll see Space, Egypt, Dinosaurs and other fabulous frontiers. There’s lots more! We’re taking rarely seen artefacts from our curatorial department and
Interview: Egyptologist Barry Kemp
By Laura Ranieri Q: What brought you to Amarna initially? A: I first became interested in how the towns and cities of ancient Egypt worked following a [1970] conference in London called “Man, Settlement and Urbanism.” I was asked to write a paper: “Temple and Town in Ancient Egypt.” I came