Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Museum director Peter Der Manuelian highlights a variety of Egyptian objects, including a limestone flake with a sketch of Osiris, a cosmetic palette, a faience funerary figurine, a block statue with an owner’s inscription, and a funerary cone from New Kingdom tomb chapels. He focuses on a First Intermediate Period stela from around 2000 BCE, notable for its provincial style. Peter shares the modern history of this piece, traced by excavator George Reisner and museum founder David Gordon Lyon, which ultimately led to its acquisition and display in the museum’s collection.
Recorded: 2025
Museum director Peter Der Manuelian highlights a variety of Egyptian objects, including a limestone flake with a sketch of Osiris, a cosmetic palette, a faience funerary figurine, a block statue with an owner’s inscription, and a funerary cone from New Kingdom tomb chapels. He focuses on a First Intermediate Period stela from around 2000 BCE, notable for its provincial style. Peter shares the modern history of this piece, traced by excavator George Reisner and museum founder David Gordon Lyon, which ultimately led to its acquisition and display in the museum’s collection.
Recorded: 2025
