Statue of Min-mose, HA281817
Today the collection is one of the largest held in a regional museum in the United Kingdom. It is significant both for its close ties to the history of Egyptology through its connection with Griffith and for its high proportion of excavated objects spanning much of the history of British expeditions in Egypt during this key period.
The collection also contains a number of key pieces from private donations. These include a cartonnage coffin with the only known ancient Egyptian representation of a three-headed god and a small statue of Min-mose, the royal scribe of the pharaoh Ramesses II.
In addition, only about two dozen museums in the UK hold excavated Sudanese artefacts. Fewer still contain material from Griffith's noteworthy excavations at Faras and Sanam.