It's #WorldTurtleDay & we're sharing this ancient Greek silver coin decorated with a sea turtle. This issue originated in Aegina, likely in the 5th century BCE, when Aegina was a rival of Athens. The turtle may have been a symbol of naval power, as turtles are commonly seen in the Aegean Sea. CC.77

The digitised glass plate #negative was taken in 1912 during Garstang’s #excavations at the ancient Sudanese site of #Meroë. The image shows the general view of site 297 after clearing, and just look at those three in situ pots! JG/M/M/08

Our #ObjectoftheDay is this small ancient Greek black glaze spouted vessel with incised floral border around the vessel’s body. C.711 #ancientgreece🏛 #aryballos #pottery #museum

This image is from the 1900-1901 excavations of El Mahasna & it shows gold pendants from some of the tombs. The top two rows contain 7 pendants dicovered in tomb M87, the central rows contain 5 pendants discovered in tomb M360 & the bottom rows contain 5 pendants discovered in tomb M435.

#OnThisDay in 392 CE, the Roman emperor Valentinian II died at the age of only twenty-one, either by suicide or possibly murder. This copper alloy coin was minted between 378 & 383 CE & the obverse shows a bust of the emperor wearing a diadem. CC.1237

Our #objectoftheday is this ancient Sudanese limestone lion statuette. It from the site of Meroë, where they were an important motif, symbolising kingship and power. You can see this statuette on display in the museum. E.8003 #ancientsudan #meroë #lion #statuette #Kingship #power #Museum

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It’s #caturday & we are sharing this green #faience lion #amulet. Lions were popular as a subject in both ancient #Egypt and #Sudan, coming to represent nobility and strength and having implicit ties to #kingship. Carrying an amulet of a lion might bring one #protection from danger. E.608

Our #ObjectoftheDay is this #Roman limestone plaque with an engraved #tomb #inscription written in #Latin. It can be dated to around the 2nd century CE and was dedicated by a man named Lucius Critonius Artema, who bought a 20 x 20 foot plot for the use of himself and his family. C.1142

This digitised glass plate negative shows site R70 at Reqaqnah and in particular the panelled eastern wall of the mastaba. The photo was taken during the 1901-1902 Garstang excavations at Reqaqnah. JG/R/1/62a #ancientegypt #excavations #mastaba #glassplatenegative #photo #museum

#ObjectoftheDay is this #ancientEgyptian slate palette in the shape of a fish with markings for fins & holes for suspension. Discovered at the Hierakonpolis Fort Cemetery & dated to the Naqada II Period it was most likely used to ground up pigmented material for cosmetics. E.5307

This #FindsFriday we are sharing this ancient Sudanese carved wooden sun dial in the shape of a Sun Temple. It was excavated by Garstang in 1910 at site 6 (Lion Temple) in the ancient settlement of Meroë. The second image was taken when the artefact was discovered. E.8501

@socantscot.bsky.social Fellows! Just a friendly reminder that this Thursday (30th April) at 5pm BST, I’ll be giving an online lecture about my current work with @garstangmuseum.bsky.social. If you’re a Fellow and want to register, you can find the link in the email sent out today! 📜🏺

This digitised glass plate negative from Garstang’s excavations at Abydos shows three lentoid flasks (also called “Pilgrim Flasks”) found at the site. This shape was popular in Egypt, Greece, the Levant and on Cyprus during both the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. JG/A/272

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#ObjectoftheDay is this #ancientGreek buff-coloured stamnos with black band and triangle decoration, and brown lines. This type of vessel was used to store liquids, but it could have had a similar function to the krater: namely to stir wine and water together to dilute them. C.639

This #photo was taken in 1906 by Garstang and it shows the pylon of the #ancientEgyptian #temple at Dakka taken from the top of the shrine. If you look closely, you can see reliefs with #hieroglyphs as well as graffiti. JG/K/3/6

Today the city of Rome celebrates ‘Natale di Roma’—its 2779th birthday! Founded on 21 April, 753 BC by the legendary figure Romulus, who together with his twin Remus, appears on this copper alloy coin from the reign of Constantine, dated to between A.D. 332 and 333. CC.904

Our #ObjectoftheDay is this ancient Egyptian small stone triad statue. It shows the gods Osiris, Isis and Horus and can be dated to the Ptolemaic Period. E.9324 #ancientegypt #triad #gods #Osiris #Isis #Horus #ptolemaicperiod #museum

This digitised glass plate negative shows a Predynastic four-legged bowl with white decorations. The photo was taken by Garstang in 1900-1901 during a survey of sites between Alawniyeh and Bet Khallaf in Egypt. JG/F/2/1 #glassplatenegative #ancientegypt #predynastic #photo #survey #museum

Thie year's #WorldArtDay highlights “Art & Human Dignity: Human Rights and Healing Arts for a Culture of Peace”. We are sharing two of our Bes pots to celebrate ancient Egyptian healing arts. He was linked to the protection of mothers and children in ancient Egypt. E.6807 & E.6849

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#OnThisDay in 145 C.E., the future Roman emperor Septimius Severus was born. He reigned until 211 C.E., when he died in Eboracum, modern York & was succeeded by his two sons, Caracalla and Geta. This silver denarius shows a bust of the emperor on its obverse, and was minded in 200/201 C.E. CC.538

#ObjectoftheDay is this #ancientEgyptian menat counterpoise. These objects weighted the back of a collar or #necklace, so that it would sit properly on the wearer. Our menat is decorated with imagery featuring the #goddess #Hathor, in both human and bovine forms. E.1471

This digitised glass plate negative shows stairway leading to the tomb at site R1 at Reqaqnah. The photo was taken in 1901-1902 by Garstang during his excavations at the site of Reqaqnah in Egypt. JG/R/1/12 #ancientegypt #glassplatenegative #stairway #tomb #photo #excavations #museum

#ObjectoftheDay is this small terracotta figurine of #Athena, the Greek #goddess of wisdom. She wears armour, including a helmet, breastplate & shield. Her right arm is supported by a pillar. Dated to the late 5th or early 4th century B.C.E. C.519

This digitised glass plate negative shows the head and shoulders of a statue depicting the Kushite deity Arensnuphis. The photo was taken in 1910 during Garstang’s excavations at the site of Meroë located in present day Sudan. JG/M/PA/14

#WildlifeWednesday & we are highlighting this #ancientEgyptian #Predynastic #ceramic D-ware vessel, which depicts some of the earliest images of #birds in flight. It can be dated to the Naqada II period & comes from the site of #Hierakonpolis. You can see it on display in the museum! E.6111

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#ObjectoftheDay is this figurine of a woman from the #ancientEgyptian site of #Abydos. Possibly dating to the Middle Kingdom or Second Intermediate Period, it has bird-like features and ‘puncture’ decoration. The exact function of this type of figurines is unclear. E.6895

#WorldTheatreDay & we’re sharing this red figure pottery sherd decorated with the head of #Dionysus. Famously known as the #god of #wine he was also the god of theatre. This sherd probably dates to around the 5th century B.C.E., when worship of Dionysus was increasingly popular. C.694

In 1907 Garstang conducted a survey of Anatolia. This is a digitised glass plate negative photo from that survey and it shows an image of a tomb entrance with lion carvings at Ayazin in Turkey. JG/HIT/AY/2 #Anatolia #survey #Tomb #lions #Turkey #digitisedphotography #glassplatenegative #museum

Our #ObjectoftheDay is this #ancientGreek (#Corinthian) #pyxis, a small, cylindrical vessel. t. It was used for storage of small items such as #jewellery & #cosmetics. This pyxis is decorated with black and brown shapes on its feet, and there are traces of black glaze on the inside. C.636

This digitised glass plate negative is from Garstang’s excavations at Abydos and shows one of the finds – a royal stela of the New Kingdom pharaoh Seti I. #glassplatenegative #excavations #Abydos #ancientegypt #royal #newkingdom #pharaoh

#OnThisDay in 180 CE the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius died. He reigned first alongside his adopted brother, Lucius Verus, then his son & heir, Commodus. This sestertius dated to 161 CE, during the reign of Marcus’ predecessor Antoninus Pius. On the obverse, it shows the future emperor. CC.503

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This week’s digitised glass plate negative photo shows the Roman Fortress near Kostamneh and was taken in 1906. JG/K/4/1/6 #glassplatenegative #photo #romanfortress #museum

#ThrowbackThursday to 2015 when our curator Dr Gina Criscenzo-Laycock installed this ancient Egyptian stela (from the Garstang Museum’s collection) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art for their temporary exhibition ‘Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom’.

Our #objectoftheday is this ancient Egyptian set of colourful amethyst scarabs. Stringing them together was something done post excavation. E.1200 #ancientegypt #amethyst #scarabs #museum

For #InternationalWomensDay we’re highlighting Tjawtayudenit, a songstress of Amun-Re from the Third Intermediate Period. This vignette comes from Tjawtayudenit's copy of the Book of the Dead. Here she is making an offering to the falcon-headed god Re-Horakhty. E.507.1

This digitised photo negative from Garstang’s 1910 excavations of Meroë, shows a basalt statue. The statue was found in the Lion Temple and it depicts a ‘Royal Figure’. JG/M/E/6 #photonegative #ancientsudan #meroë #excavations #statue #royal #lion #temple #museum

Our #Objectoftheday is this small circular oil #lamp, with pinched handle, deep bowl and small rounded spout. It has ribbed design on sides. The top depicts a #Centaur (a creature with the head, arms, and torso of a human and the body of a horse), while the base has a wheel decoration. C.554

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

This digitised #photo was originally taken in 1910 during Garstang’s #excavations at the ancient Sudanese settlement of #Meroë. The image shows a decorated #column discovered at site 266 (#Temple of Amun). It is part of Garstang’s glass plate negatives, now housed at the museum. JG/M/D/64

#ObjectoftheDay is this ivory and slate bracelet. Discovered at the ancient site of Naqada in what is often referred to as the ‘Royal Tomb’ the burial place of Neith-hotep. She was an ancient Egyptian queen, who lived around 5000 years ago, at the very beginnings of written history. E.5199

#TransformationTuesday we are sharing this ancient Greek kylix (a popular kind of drinking cup), which has been reconstructed from 57 sherdsl! This example can be dated to the mid-6th century BCE, but vessels of this kind are common all throughout ancient Greek history. C.656

#OnThisDay in 4 C.E. Gaius Caesar, the eldest grandson of Rome’s first emperor Augustus, died in Anatolia aged 23. His death put into motion the eventual succession of Tiberius in 14 C.E. This silver denarius from our collection, shows the two brothers Gaius and Lucius on its reverse. CC.386

This digitised glass plate negative from the ancient Egyptian site of Beni Hasat shows Middle Kingdom wooden models. This includes boats (with rowers), a bakery and a brewery, as well as offering bearers on top of a broken box coffin. JG/B/479

#Objectoftheday is this #Archaic #Greek #kylix with black-figure #centaur decoration and painted eyes, dated to the mid-6th century BCE. ‘Eye-cups’ such as this would act as a practical joke – when the cup was lifted to the mouth, the eyes would give the drinker a funny face . C.650

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