Medieval History
An extremely rare Egyptian coffin, possibly belonging to the son of a king or a very senior official, has been ?discovered? at Torquay Museum by an archaeologist at the University of Bristol.
Dr Aidan Dodson, a senior research fellow in Bristol?s Department of Archaeology and Anthropology made the discovery while undertaking a long-term project to catalogue every single Egyptian coffin in English and Welsh provincial museums.
Dr Dodson said: ?When I walked into Torquay Museum for the first time I realised that the coffin was something really special. Not only was it of a design of which there is probably only one other example in the UK (in Bristol), but the quality was exceptional.
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Medieval History
Rare Ancient Egyptian coffin found in British museum
An extremely rare Egyptian coffin, possibly belonging to the son of a king or a very senior official, has been ?discovered? at Torquay Museum by an archaeologist at the University of Bristol.
Dr Aidan Dodson, a senior research fellow in Bristol?s Department of Archaeology and Anthropology made the discovery while undertaking a long-term project to catalogue every single Egyptian coffin in English and Welsh provincial museums.
Dr Dodson said: ?When I walked into Torquay Museum for the first time I realised that the coffin was something really special. Not only was it of a design of which there is probably only one other example in the UK (in Bristol), but the quality was exceptional.
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