Garstang Museum of Archaeology
@garstangmuseum.bsky.social
Part of @liverpooluni.bsky.social
Our collections include artefacts excavated from Egypt, Sudan and the Near East.
Our collections include artefacts excavated from Egypt, Sudan and the Near East.
We are open today from 10am-1pm - come and visit us and explore our collections!
#garstang #museum #Liverpool #visitus #explore #livuni
#garstang #museum #Liverpool #visitus #explore #livuni
November 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
We are open today from 10am-1pm - come and visit us and explore our collections!
#garstang #museum #Liverpool #visitus #explore #livuni
#garstang #museum #Liverpool #visitus #explore #livuni
Our #ObjectoftheDay is this ancient Egyptian stone fragment. It might have come from a tomb wall, possibly a false door. The hieroglyphic inscription most likely detailed the titles of the owner.
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#ancientegypt #stonefragment #tombwall #hieroglyphs #museums
E.601
#ancientegypt #stonefragment #tombwall #hieroglyphs #museums
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Our #ObjectoftheDay is this ancient Egyptian stone fragment. It might have come from a tomb wall, possibly a false door. The hieroglyphic inscription most likely detailed the titles of the owner.
E.601
#ancientegypt #stonefragment #tombwall #hieroglyphs #museums
E.601
#ancientegypt #stonefragment #tombwall #hieroglyphs #museums
For this #Sundayread why not tackle some #ancientEgyptian #hieroglyphs from this stone lintel that can be dated to the Old Kingdom? If you feel that is a little too much of a challenge for a quiet Sunday, then you can read more about this artefact on our blog post:
https://orlo.uk/z5jy8
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https://orlo.uk/z5jy8
E.91
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
For this #Sundayread why not tackle some #ancientEgyptian #hieroglyphs from this stone lintel that can be dated to the Old Kingdom? If you feel that is a little too much of a challenge for a quiet Sunday, then you can read more about this artefact on our blog post:
https://orlo.uk/z5jy8
E.91
https://orlo.uk/z5jy8
E.91
Our #ObjectoftheDay is this oil lamp with elongated spout and handle, round body, with small centre hole. The top is decorated with palmettes and volutes with Erotes and Dionysus head.
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#oillamp #Erotes #Dionysius #museum
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#oillamp #Erotes #Dionysius #museum
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Our #ObjectoftheDay is this oil lamp with elongated spout and handle, round body, with small centre hole. The top is decorated with palmettes and volutes with Erotes and Dionysus head.
C.553
#oillamp #Erotes #Dionysius #museum
C.553
#oillamp #Erotes #Dionysius #museum
Today we are sharing one of our favourite digitised glass plate negatives. The original photo was taken during Garstang’s excavations at Abydos and shows two ancient Egyptian faience hippos!
#glassplatenegative #digitisation #ancientegypt #excavations #Abydos #museum
#glassplatenegative #digitisation #ancientegypt #excavations #Abydos #museum
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Today we are sharing one of our favourite digitised glass plate negatives. The original photo was taken during Garstang’s excavations at Abydos and shows two ancient Egyptian faience hippos!
#glassplatenegative #digitisation #ancientegypt #excavations #Abydos #museum
#glassplatenegative #digitisation #ancientegypt #excavations #Abydos #museum
We are open every Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 16:00, why not come and visit us?
#museum #visit #Liverpool
#museum #visit #Liverpool
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We are open every Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 16:00, why not come and visit us?
#museum #visit #Liverpool
#museum #visit #Liverpool
#Onthisday in 30 CE, the Roman #Emperor Nerva was born. This copper alloy #sestertius can be dated to 96 CE and shows the profile portrait of Nerva facing to the right wearing the laurel wreath on its observe. The reverse depicts clasped hands holding a legionary eagle set on prow. CC.451
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#Onthisday in 30 CE, the Roman #Emperor Nerva was born. This copper alloy #sestertius can be dated to 96 CE and shows the profile portrait of Nerva facing to the right wearing the laurel wreath on its observe. The reverse depicts clasped hands holding a legionary eagle set on prow. CC.451
This digitised photo from Garstang’s 1907 Anatolia survey shows a garden within cloisters at ‘Caesarea’ (Kayseri, Turkey).
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#survey #Anatolia #garden #cloisters #Turkey #photonegative #museum
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#survey #Anatolia #garden #cloisters #Turkey #photonegative #museum
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This digitised photo from Garstang’s 1907 Anatolia survey shows a garden within cloisters at ‘Caesarea’ (Kayseri, Turkey).
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#survey #Anatolia #garden #cloisters #Turkey #photonegative #museum
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#survey #Anatolia #garden #cloisters #Turkey #photonegative #museum
#ObjectoftheDay is this wooden djed-pillar #amulet. Meant to be an image of the spine of the #god #Osiris & represents the idea of stability. Djed-pillar amulets were essential in Egyptian afterlife as, without a spine a person would not be able to sit, stand or move around in the #afterlife. E.9302
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#ObjectoftheDay is this wooden djed-pillar #amulet. Meant to be an image of the spine of the #god #Osiris & represents the idea of stability. Djed-pillar amulets were essential in Egyptian afterlife as, without a spine a person would not be able to sit, stand or move around in the #afterlife. E.9302
This digitised photo negative shows a limestone slab with hieroglyphic inscriptions. The slab was found at the site R70 at Reqaqnah, during the 1901-1902 excavation season led by John Garstang.
#ancientegypt #archaeology #photonegative #hieroglyphs #excavations #museum
#ancientegypt #archaeology #photonegative #hieroglyphs #excavations #museum
November 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This digitised photo negative shows a limestone slab with hieroglyphic inscriptions. The slab was found at the site R70 at Reqaqnah, during the 1901-1902 excavation season led by John Garstang.
#ancientegypt #archaeology #photonegative #hieroglyphs #excavations #museum
#ancientegypt #archaeology #photonegative #hieroglyphs #excavations #museum
Happy Halloween! 🎃 Have you ever wondered what happens in our museum after hours?
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We switch off the lights and we go home, of course! 😁
#afterhours #spookyseason👻 #museum
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We switch off the lights and we go home, of course! 😁
#afterhours #spookyseason👻 #museum
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Happy Halloween! 🎃 Have you ever wondered what happens in our museum after hours?
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We switch off the lights and we go home, of course! 😁
#afterhours #spookyseason👻 #museum
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We switch off the lights and we go home, of course! 😁
#afterhours #spookyseason👻 #museum
Our #objectoftheday is this Apulian red-figure bell krater decorated with the portrait head of a bearded soldier, wearing a Thracian helmet. It was found in Taranto, southern Italy, and is dated to around 340 BCE.
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#Apulia #soldier #thracianhelmet #Italy #museum
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#Apulia #soldier #thracianhelmet #Italy #museum
October 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Our #objectoftheday is this Apulian red-figure bell krater decorated with the portrait head of a bearded soldier, wearing a Thracian helmet. It was found in Taranto, southern Italy, and is dated to around 340 BCE.
C.702
#Apulia #soldier #thracianhelmet #Italy #museum
C.702
#Apulia #soldier #thracianhelmet #Italy #museum
Come and visit us! We are open every Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 16:00 😊
#open #visit #campuslife #UniversityofLiverpool #museum
#open #visit #campuslife #UniversityofLiverpool #museum
October 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Come and visit us! We are open every Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 16:00 😊
#open #visit #campuslife #UniversityofLiverpool #museum
#open #visit #campuslife #UniversityofLiverpool #museum
Our #objectoftheday are these vividly coloured #ancientEgyptian #glass #beads. They can be dated to the #NewKingdom and come from the site of Tell el-Amarna, where #excavations have shown that there were a number of #workshops that specialised in the manufacturing of glass.
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E.5031
October 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Our #objectoftheday are these vividly coloured #ancientEgyptian #glass #beads. They can be dated to the #NewKingdom and come from the site of Tell el-Amarna, where #excavations have shown that there were a number of #workshops that specialised in the manufacturing of glass.
E.5031
E.5031
This digitised glass plate negative photograph is from Garstang’s 1906 work in the site of Dakkah. The image depicts the Temple of Dakkah, looking though the temple axis towards the pylon.
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#ancientegypt #temple #excavations #glassplatenegative #museum
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#ancientegypt #temple #excavations #glassplatenegative #museum
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This digitised glass plate negative photograph is from Garstang’s 1906 work in the site of Dakkah. The image depicts the Temple of Dakkah, looking though the temple axis towards the pylon.
JG/k/3/6/8
#ancientegypt #temple #excavations #glassplatenegative #museum
JG/k/3/6/8
#ancientegypt #temple #excavations #glassplatenegative #museum
This #transformationtuesday we are sharing a #photo of one of our ancient Egyptian pots being conserved. The fully reconstructed pot was part of our ‘Before Egypt’ temporary exhibition in 2019 and is now on display in one of the museum’s galleries.
Photo Credit: @tetisheriphoto.bsky.social
Photo Credit: @tetisheriphoto.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
This #transformationtuesday we are sharing a #photo of one of our ancient Egyptian pots being conserved. The fully reconstructed pot was part of our ‘Before Egypt’ temporary exhibition in 2019 and is now on display in one of the museum’s galleries.
Photo Credit: @tetisheriphoto.bsky.social
Photo Credit: @tetisheriphoto.bsky.social
For this #ScienceSunday we are sharing a photo of the visit from the Digital Innovation Facility staff. They came over in November 2022 to #laser #scan a number of the museum's #artefacts, including this ancient Egyptian #coffin lid. The scans are used to produce #3Dmodels of the objects.
October 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
For this #ScienceSunday we are sharing a photo of the visit from the Digital Innovation Facility staff. They came over in November 2022 to #laser #scan a number of the museum's #artefacts, including this ancient Egyptian #coffin lid. The scans are used to produce #3Dmodels of the objects.
#ObjectoftheDay is the rim and body of a black figure, white ground #ancientGreek #lekythos. This type of vessel was used for storing oil and more specifically olive oil. The white ground technique used made them too fragile for regular use & they were mainly associated with funerary rites. C.655
October 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#ObjectoftheDay is the rim and body of a black figure, white ground #ancientGreek #lekythos. This type of vessel was used for storing oil and more specifically olive oil. The white ground technique used made them too fragile for regular use & they were mainly associated with funerary rites. C.655
This glass plate #negative shows the reverse of a red slate votive tablet from site 6 (Lion Temple). It depicts King Tanyidamani in a long robe, with helmet-crown and sceptre. The original #photo was took in 1910 by Garstang during his #excavations of the ancient Sudanese site of Meroë. JG/M/E/7/b
October 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
This glass plate #negative shows the reverse of a red slate votive tablet from site 6 (Lion Temple). It depicts King Tanyidamani in a long robe, with helmet-crown and sceptre. The original #photo was took in 1910 by Garstang during his #excavations of the ancient Sudanese site of Meroë. JG/M/E/7/b
We are back to being open on Wednesdays and Thursdays (10:00 to 16:00), so why not come and a have peek at our collection?
#open #visit #universityofliverpool #campuslife #Liverpool #museum
#open #visit #universityofliverpool #campuslife #Liverpool #museum
October 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We are back to being open on Wednesdays and Thursdays (10:00 to 16:00), so why not come and a have peek at our collection?
#open #visit #universityofliverpool #campuslife #Liverpool #museum
#open #visit #universityofliverpool #campuslife #Liverpool #museum
#TBT to the summer of 2023 & a visit from Ruth, a PhD candidate at the @livancworlds.bsky.social , @liverpooluni.bsky.social analysing this ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom box coffin belonging to the soldier Userhet. Ruth is using XRF to determine the composition of the paint .
October 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
#TBT to the summer of 2023 & a visit from Ruth, a PhD candidate at the @livancworlds.bsky.social , @liverpooluni.bsky.social analysing this ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom box coffin belonging to the soldier Userhet. Ruth is using XRF to determine the composition of the paint .
Reposted by Garstang Museum of Archaeology
🏺📜 Next month! I’ll be giving a talk about my recent work with @garstangmuseum.bsky.social at the Society for Museum Archaeology Conference in Liverpool. You can get tickets at the link below.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🏺📜 Next month! I’ll be giving a talk about my recent work with @garstangmuseum.bsky.social at the Society for Museum Archaeology Conference in Liverpool. You can get tickets at the link below.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/society-fo...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/society-fo...
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
October 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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