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Face inlay, New Kingdom, reign of Seti I, Dynasty 19, ca. 1294–1279 B.C. Red jasper.
Myers Museum, Eton College.
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Egyptian Art at Eton College: Selections from the Myers Museum
September 26, 2000–January 21, 2001
Egyptian Art, 1st floor, Lila Acheson Wallace Galleries, Gallery for Special Exhibitions
Eton College houses one of the world's finest collections of ancient Egyptian decorative arts. Little known outside of Eton, the collection was largely acquired by Major William Joseph Myers (1858–1899), an alumnus of the college. The exhibition highlights a selection of approximately 150 works of art, including a series of stunning chalices and bowls of Egyptian faience, an exceptionally rare pectoral of electrum, and a finely carved, fragmentary wooden statuette of a man.The exhibition is accompanied by a publication.
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