Inscription on statue of Meramuniotes, Montrose Museum, ANGUSalive © Neil Hanna

Ancient Egyptian Collections in Scottish Museums List of Contents

Introduction Previous reviews 4

Collections consultation 4

Model review document 6

List of object types 8

Guide to archaeological distribution 10

Collections

Aberdeen and North East Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums, Aberdeen City Council 14

Live Life Aberdeenshire Museums 17

University of Aberdeen 20

Elgin Museum, The Moray Society 34

Falconer Museum (Forres), Moray Council 36

Highlands and Islands Stromness Museum 40

Tayside, Central and Fife ANGUSAlive 42

The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, Leisure and Culture Dundee 46

ONFife Museums & Galleries 55

Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Culture Perth and Kinross 57

Edinburgh and Lothians Museum of Childhood, Museums & Galleries Edinburgh, The City of Edinburgh Council 64

1 Anatomical Museum, University of Edinburgh 66

Edinburgh University Library Special Collections, 67 University of Edinburgh

Vere Gordon Childe Collection, University of Edinburgh 71

Linlithgow Museum, Linlithgow Heritage Trust 74

National Museums Scotland 76

National Trust for Scotland 101

Glasgow and Strathclyde East Ayrshire Leisure 103

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, The Burrell Collection, Glasgow Museums 106

The Hunterian, University of Glasgow 117

The McLean Museum and Art Gallery (Greenock), Inverclyde Council 124

CultureNL (North Lanarkshire) 130

Paisley Museum and Art Gallery, Renfrewshire Leisure 132

Scotland South Dumfries Museum, Dumfries and Galloway Council Arts and Museums Service 138

Hawick Museum, Live Borders Museums, Galleries & Archives 143

Results and conclusions Connected Collections: Egypt in Scotland 146

Summary of Potential Future Research Directions 151

Impact of the collections review 155

2 Appendices (i) Summary of all collections 160

(ii) Ancient Egyptian Chronology 166

(iii) Caring for Mummified Human Remains 168

(iv) Excavated Material Represented in Scottish Museums 171

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