Rare Ancient Egyptian shroud to be focus of study day

Two of the most significant objects in Norwich Castle’s collection will be on display at a study day which will explore the way the Ancient Egyptians dealt with their dead.

Dr Marcus Mueller, from Bonn, will talk about his study of the shroud, while Faye Kalloniatis, from the castle, will talk about how it came to be in Norwich.

Dr John Taylor, from the British Museum, will also present the results of his recent study into the decorated coffin lid and case of the mummy of Ankh Hor.

The study day - The Funerary Practices and Beliefs of Ancient Egypt - will take place at the castle on Saturday, April 28, between 10am and 5pm.

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Spellbinding secrets of Ancient Eqyptian Book of the Dead

Experts from the British Museum have discovered the secret of the fragile bundle: it is a rare, ancient Egyptian burial shroud, at least 3,000 years old and covered with black and red hieroglyphic writing – spells 
from the Egyptian Book of the Dead.

Studies have even established the name of the woman around whose mummified remains it would once have been wrapped.

The bundle was given to Norwich Castle Museum in the 1920s by the daughters of Jeremiah James Colman, of the mustard-making dynasty, who had obtained it during a visit to Egypt in 1897.

Read more: Norwich Evening News