Garstang Museum of Archaeology

Our #objectoftheday is this #ancientEgyptian wooden statuette of an unnamed man striding forward, a symbol of eternal vitality. It was #excavated at Abydos & it can be stylistically dated to the 12th Dynasty and identified as a Ka-statue, which were placed in tombs to receive offerings. E.7082

Ancient Egyptian ivory clappers

This digitised glass plate #negative shows #ancientEgyptian #clappers. They were made from #ivory and were most likely used in religious rituals. The original #photograph was taken by Garstang during his #excavations at #Abydos.

Roman gold solidus showing the bust of Emperor Theodosius

#OnThisDay in 382CE, the #Roman #Emperor Theodosius signed a treaty with the Visigoths which granted them lands between the Lower Danube and the Balkans. The obverse of this #gold #solidus minted in #Constantinople shows a bust of Theodosius. It dates to the period of 378-383CE. CC.1239

Fragment of terracotta revetment showing volutes and palmettes, below which is the head of the ancient god Pan playing the pipes

#ObjectoftheDay is this fragment of terracotta revetment from Auletes, Italy. Dated to the 1st century BCE it shows volutes & palmettes, below which is the head of the god Pan playing the pipes. God of the wild, shepherds and flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs. C.592

We are excited to announce the next phase of refurbishment work at the Museum. The works are part of our AHRC RICHeS project, in partnership with National Museums Liverpool. To facilitate the building work, the Garstang Museum will be closed from 29 September until 10 October.

Digitised glass plate negative showing the general view of the village near the Temple of Dakka

This digitised glass plate negative photograph taken in 1905 during Garstang’s excavations in Nubia shows the village near the Temple of Dakka, dedicated to the god Thoth. In the 1960s during the construction of the Aswan dam the temple was moved to the site of Wadi es-Sebua. JG/K/3/6/3

Faience amulet of the ancient Egyptian god Thoth

We are changing things up, and today instead of #Thursdaythought we present #ThursdayThoth 😃 So we are sharing a #photo of this tiny #ancientEgyptian faience #amulet of #Thoth, who was the #god of the #moon, #learning, and #writing.
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#OnThisDay in 63 BCE the future Roman emperor Augustus was born . In 27 BCE, he was awarded the title of ‘Augustus’ and was proclaimed ‘Princeps Senatus’ the ‘First Man’ in the Roman senate. This silver denarius shows the laureate head of Augustus on its obverse.

Ancient Egyptian wooden models engaged in a combination of butchery, baking and brewing

This #digitised glass plate #negative shows #ancientEgyptian #MiddleKingdom #wooden #models engaged in a combination of #butchery, #baking and #brewing. The original #photo was taken sometime between 1902 and 1904 by Garstang during his #excavations at the #necropolis of Beni Hasan.

#FindsFriday is for this #ancientEgyptian #MiddleKingdom #statuette of a #female holding her #baby. Carved from a single piece of hardwood and was plastered over and then painted. The black and white image shows the artefact after it was excavated at the ancient Egyptian site of Abydos. E.7081

Ancient Greek/Corinthian aryballos. It has black and purple paint decoration on white ground

#ObjectoftheDay is this #ancientGreek (and more specifically #Corinthian) #aryballos. It has black and purple #paint #decoration on white ground. This type of #vessel would have been used to store #perfume or #oil. The date of the aryballos pictured here is between 625-600 BCE.
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Come and visit us! We are open every Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 16:00 😊

#open #visit #campuslife #UniversityofLiverpool #museum

Right shoulder and torso of a black granite statue.

Our #objectoftheday is this damaged part of a black #granite #statue. Only the torso and right shoulder remain as well as a column at the back of the fragment. Similar in form to Napatan/early Meroitic statues of #kings and #gods.
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Steps leading up to an inscribed wall discovered at site 250 (Sun Temple) at the ncient Sudanese settlement of Meroë.

This digitised glass plate #negative shows steps leading up to an inscribed wall discovered at site 250 (#Sun #Temple). The original #photo was taken in 1910 during Garstang’s #excavations at the ancient Sudanese settlement of #Meroë.
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Obverse of an ancient Roman copper alloy denarius showing emperor Aurelian wearing laurel wreath and military garb

Reverse of copper alloy coin of emperor Aurelian showing the goddess Victory

#OnThisDay in 214 CE #Roman #emperor Aurelian was born. He reigned from 270 to 275 during the Crisis of the Third Century & reunited the Roman Empire. This copper alloy #denarius shows Aurelian wearing laurel wreath and military garb on its obverse. On the reverse is the #goddess #Victory. CC.745

Copper alloyed dagger with elaborate handle

Today’s digitised glass plate negative shows an ancient Egyptian dagger. The image was taken during Garstang’s excavations at the site of Abydos and shows this copper alloyed dagger with elaborate handle.

#ancientegypt #dagger #glassplatenegative #image #Abydos #museum

Ancient Greek pyxis with a separate lid

#ObjectoftheDay is this #ancientGreek #pyxis with a separate lid. Made from unglazed yellow clay but decorated with abstract incisions across the body and lid. Likely used to hold small #trinkets, #jewellery, and #cosmetics. This type of object might have been given to women as wedding gifts.
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Ancient Roman silver denarius

It’s #wackyhatwednesday so we are sharing the obverse image of this ancient Roman silver denarius. The image depicts the goddess Roma wearing a helmet.

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#roman #coin #silver #denarius #goddess #Roma #helmet #museum

Come and visit us! We are open every Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 16:00!

#museumvisit #visitliverpool #UniversityofLiverpool

Ancient Egyptian faience lion amulet.

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

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#ancientegypt #faience #lion #museum

Last seen stashing some acorns in the archives...!🐿️🏛️

An inscribed door jamb in situ at the south entrance of a mastaba tomb.

This digitised glass plate negative shows the site of R70 at Reqaqnah with an inscribed door jamb in situ at the south entrance of a mastaba tomb. The image was taken during the 1901-02 excavations at the site.

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#glassplatenegative #archaeology #excavations #mastaba #Tomb #museum

Our #objectoftheday is this ancient Egyptian coffin fragment with the painted figure of the goddess Nut. She was the goddess of the sky, stars and cosmos.

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#ancientegypt #coffinfragment #Goddess #museum

Statuette of the god Osiris

Between 1906 and 1909 Garstang excavated the site of Abydos in Egypt. This digitised glass plate negative shows one of the finds, a statuette of the god Osiris.

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#excavations #Abydos #glassplatenegative #statuette #god #Osiris #ancietegypt #museum

Ancient Greek terracotta figurine of the goddess Nike,

Our #objectoftheday is this ancient Greek terracotta figurine of the goddess Nike, the personification of victory. She is placed on a high pedestal and has wings and an ornate drapery.

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#ancientgreece #goddess #Nike #victory #museum

Cases in a museum gallery.

We are open every Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 16:00, why not come and visit us?

#museum #visit #Liverpool

Ancient Egyptian bronze statuette depicting the god Horus as a young boy

#Objectoftheday is this #ancientEgyptian #bronze #statuette depicting the #god #Horus (sometimes known as Harpocrates) as a young boy. Horus bears the markers of youth: the sidelock of hair and the finger held to the mouth. He also wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.
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❗❗❗Due to unforeseen circumstances unfortunately the museum will be closed today, Thursday the 14th of August 2025 ❗❗❗ We will be open as usual next week.

Digitised glass plate negative showing a woman standing in front of the caryatids of the Erechtheion at the Acropolis in Athens

#TravelTuesday & we’re looking back on the travels of our namesake John Garstang. This glass plate negative taken at the #Acropolis in #Athens #Greece shows a woman standing in front of the caryatids of the Erechtheion. We’re unsure of the woman’s identity or when the picture was taken.

Pot sherd with Coptic inscription

Why not enjoy a nice ancient text for your #SundayRead? To help with that we are sharing this ostracon (a potsherd used as a writing surface) with Coptic inscription!

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#ancienttext #Ostracon #Coptic #inscription #museum