Roman Era Egyptian Wheeled Horses
Whilst certainly not a common object class, there have been multiple wheeled horses made of wood found from Roman era Egypt. The Petrie Museum holds four such examples, although only …
The Authenticity of Crocodile-Shaped Palette Petrie UC15773
Introduction I have previously investigated lizard/crocodile shaped palette Manchester 5474, which [spoiler] is extremely likely to be a 19th Century re-carving of a Naqada I style rhomboid-shaped palette. Whilst crocodiles …
Budget RTI Copy Stand
After a question from a colleague on how to create a budget RTI set up for museum-based study of moderately sized objects (eg palettes or stelae). Tripods, and ball heads, …
The Efficacy of Flint Versus Bronze Chisels in Ancient Egypt
Introduction Flint is a hard stone, made from the silica shells of marine animals (Aston et al 2000:28). In an Egyptian context ‘flint’ and ‘chert’ are often used interchangeably with …
Highlight-Based RTI Equipment
The equipment required for highlight-based Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) is essentially the same for all captures; a light source which can be moved (or a dome of multiple light sources) …
Analysis into Predynastic Ancient Egyptian Malachite Processing and the Production of Microfibres
The 19th century description of ‘grinding malachite’ to reduce it to powder for pigment is completely erroneous, and effective processing requires smashing or crushing – most likely with a hammer …
Steps to Create a Fish-Shaped Predynastic Ancient Egyptian Palette
This is an excerpt from my upcoming paper discussing the manufacture and use of Predynastic Ancient Egyptian palettes, highlighting the various steps which are required to create a fish-shaped (pisciform) …