University of Liverpool, Museum of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology

The greater part of the Egyptian collections of the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology come from the excavations of Prof. John Garstang and Sir Robert Mond conducted in the name of the former Institute of Archaeology (1904-48). The collections (roughly about 40,000 objects) have been subsequently enhanced by a number of gifts, most notably of the Grant material and of the James Smith Collection, and of material from the excavations of the Egypt Exploration Society. There are a number of antiquities from Garstang's work at Jericho in the 1930s and also from the excavations conducted by Dame Kathleen Kenyon on behalf of the British School of Archaeology at Jerusalem, with support from this University, among others (1963). The collections contain some Classical and Prehistoric material, most of these being the personal collections of Professors Bosanquet and Droop, and Mr. R. W. Hutchinson. There is also a selection of coins from the Barnard and Chevasse collections. As well as objects, there is also an extensive photographic archive as well as excavations field note books, correspondence and drawing.

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, World Cultures

Key artists and exhibits

• Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology
• Professor John Garstang at Jericho
• Sir Robert Mond
• James Smith Collection
• Egypt Exploration Society
• Dame Kathleen Kenyon
• British School of Archaeology at Jerusalem
• Professors Bosanquet and Droop
• Mr. R. W. Hutchinson
• Barnard and Chevasse collections

Collections services

• General guide to collections available
• Object identification and/or written enquiry service
• Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)