Author Archives: Jennifer Houser Wegner

Something’s Fishy in the Palace of Merneptah: Graffiti in Ancient Egypt

Visitors to our Lower Egyptian gallery are struck by the colossal scale of the architecture on display there.  Towering columns, massive doorways and an enormous gateway entrance – all of which speak to the power of the Egyptian pharaoh.  One is impressed when looking at this monumental architecture, but very detached. There’s a reason for [...]
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