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From the Curator | Old Beads Get New Lease of Life

Tom — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 22:15:51 +0000

Most of the museum’s Egyptian collections are on display in the Hall of Ancient Egypt, supplemented by loans from other institutions. What is kept in our object storage is generally material that’s not so exciting, well preserved, or important. F...

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Happy Egyptian New Year

Tom — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 20:07:33 +0000

The stale sticky days of high summer are upon Houston – and also Egypt (although the Egyptian summer has stayed mild so far). What time of year could feel less fresh? For the Egyptians, however, now was the start of the year, a time of new beginnings. ...

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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: An Egyptologists’ Take on Quarantine Hair

Tom — Sun, 31 May 2020 19:09:55 +0000

It’s been hard to avoid the online memes and gags about hairdos in the time of corona. Have you let it all go wild, or taken matters into your own hands? As it happens, something in the Hall of Ancient Egypt reminds us that the Egyptians had hair...

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A Whole New Amuletic World with Hall of Ancient Egypt Curator

Tom — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 15:15:57 +0000

While the Museum is closed I thought I’d share some photographs of objects in the Hall of Ancient Egypt that might not get as much attention as they deserve. These four little pieces, all under an inch tall, are today’s subjects for some time in the li...

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Raining Cats, Not Dogs: A Curator’s Take on our Updated Exhibit

Tom — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 18:05:40 +0000

Editor’s Note: HMNS Curator of the Hall of Ancient Egypt gives an insider’s look into a newly loaned piece on display. A new loan in the Hall of Ancient Egypt is an arresting reminder of the fact that Westerners have been making myths...

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