In this audio, Dr Dina Rezk gives a brief overview of Egyptian history from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries to complement the “Egypt in Reading” exhibition. Dina Rezk_Modern history…Read More >
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EGYPT IN READING: Dina Rezk on the Aswan Dam (Audio)
In this audio, Dr Dina Rezk discusses the construction of the Aswan High Dam to complement the “Egypt in Reading” exhibition. Part 1: The Aswan High Dam – Economic and…Read More >
EGYPT IN READING: Dina Rezk on Colonial Legacies (Audio)
In this audio, Dr Dina Rezk discusses the legacy of colonial archaeology in modern Egypt to complement the “Egypt in Reading” exhibition. Dina Rezk_Colonial Legacies Transcript See items relating to…Read More >
9. Cast of a relief depicting Egyptian soldiers in Ethiopia
(Before 1913) One of the two Palmer casts [see also 10] is this cast from a relief in the mortuary temple or temple tomb of Hatshepsut, the first female pharaoh of…Read More >
8. Aphrodite and Eros
(1st century BC or later) This statue of Aphrodite, goddess of love, was dedicated to the goddess near her temple at Cyrene (Libya). This statue, on loan from the British…Read More >
10. Cast of a relief depicting Egyptian soldiers sailing to Ethiopia
(Before 1913) Another one of the Palmer casts [see also 9] from a relief in the Hatshepsut mortuary chamber shows an Egyptian ship travelling on the Nile to perform a…Read More >
12. Tombstone of Domita Rogata
(2nd century AD) The inscription on this tombstone from Leptis Magna (in modern Libya) remembers ‘‘Domitia Rogata. She lived twenty-three years. M. Iulius Cethegus Phyllissam made this for his dearest…Read More >
6. Memnon
Eric Stanford (1990) Memnon was the son of a goddess and a prince, and king of Ethiopia, in Africa. Like Protesilaus [5] he fought in the Trojan War, where he…Read More >