We have had a series of lectures that are very visual and
hard to described with just notes.
Helen Strudwick on Coffins was a case in point. It was
deeply fascinating showing inscriptions and CT scans. She works at the Fitzwilliam, Cambridge
and they have been investigating the coffins in their collection to try and
understand them better especially their construction. There is evidence that coffins
were bought off the shelf and stored. The colours of the inscriptions is the
big clue. The wood was often local wood and was made into planks like the workshop
of MeketRe. Wood was scarce so often reused with joints being recarved and
plaster being used to fill the missing
pieces.
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