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Buying Power: British Archaeology and the Antiquities Market in Egypt and Sudan 1880–1939

Where did the ancient Egyptian collections in National Museums Scotland come from? How did they get here? Join Dr Dan Potter to discover the untold stories behind these enduringly popular collections. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries museums and individuals competed to collect the ‘best’ ancient Egyptian objects....

Potter, Daniel M
museum collections and displays, Online event, antiques market , colonial collecting practices , Archaeologists , colonial histories and legacies , Egypt and Sudan, British-led excavations , and panel discussion