12019-05-01T13:56:50-07:00Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12332308structured_gallery2019-05-11T16:06:15-07:00Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12ThemesWilliam Petrie is best known for advancing professional archaeological methods and championing the value of context and objects of daily life. Petrie is also noted for his early, and at the time unusual, interest in periods both before and after Pharaonic Egypt. He was a remarkably active excavator in Egypt (and elsewhere) over several decades, regularly collaborating with his wife Hilda Mary Isabel Urlin Petrie, a geologist and artist. From 1884-1886 and 1896-1905, William Petrie's field projects were supported by the Egypt Exploration Fund. Timothy Hopkins' generosity to the EEF brought items from Petrie's excavations to Stanford. Petrie's excavations were approved by Gaston Maspero, the influential Director of Egypt's Antiquities Services. From 1884-1886 and 1896-1905, Petrie worked for the Egypt Exploration Fund, following Édouard Naville in that role.
12019-04-17T02:34:24-07:00Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12Spouted Vessel, Partial (21103)5This object is remarkable not for its trivial purpose or simple construction but for the careful efforts put into its conservation. The hole on its upper body marks a loss. It was originally a “spouted vessel” used to hold and pour liquid. When whole, it resembled the complete Pre-dynastic vessel (ca. 3500 BCE) shown in the accompanying image. Despite missing parts, inexpert mends, scratches, and damage, considerable effort was put into this vessel’s restoration in the early twentieth century when conservation practices weren’t as advanced as they are now. This determination highlights the importance of the vessel to the collector. We find value in the effort that went into making this common, simple vessel whole again.media/21103 in ex.jpgplain2019-05-14T23:14:08-07:00Excavated by William M. Flinders Petrie during an Egypt Exploration Fund project in 1894–1895; acquired by Timothy Hopkins, who donated the work to Stanford prior to 1939Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12
12019-05-08T16:08:08-07:00Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12Crocodile Figurine, Partial (20824)3This figurine is the Egyptian crocodile god Suchus (a.k.a. Sobek) missing his snout. The picture of a complete version from the same site is shown nearby. As it is an object meant for worship, it may seem odd that the object is so roughly constructed. For instance, when looking at the top of the object, one can clearly see the join between the figurine’s two molded sides. This careless construction elucidates that this object was intended for commoners. Such figurines were mass-produced for worshipers of Suchus to put on their altars at home.media/20824 in ex-min.jpgplain2019-05-14T23:15:06-07:00Excavated by William M. Flinders Petrie on behalf of the Egypt Exploration Fund in 1903–1904; donated to Stanford by Timothy Hopkins in 1905Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12
Bernard Grenfell was a pioneering papyrologist, specializing in the translation of ancient Egyptian writing systems. He trained under William Petrie and worked closely with Arthur Hunt to establish the field. They jointly led archaeological expeditions to recover papyri, including at the middle Egypt site of Bahnasa (Oxyrhynchus) on behalf of the Graeco-Roman Branch of the Egypt Exploration Society. Like many of its best provenanced Egyptian materials, Grenfell and Hunt's finds came to Stanford University through Timothy Hopkins' subscription to the EEF. Grenfell and Hunt's excavations were approved by Gaston Maspero, the influential Director of Egypt's Antiquities Service.Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12
12019-05-01T13:55:34-07:00Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12Gaston Camille Charles MasperoEmilia Porubcin8(1846-1916)structured_gallery2019-05-15T03:50:21-07:00
(1846-1916)
Gaston Maspero was among the most powerful figures in early Egyptology. He served as Director of the Egyptian Museum, where Émile Brugsch was his assistant curator. He eventually became Director of the Antiquities Service, authorizing excavations by Bernard Grenfell, Arthur Hunt, William Petrie, Henri Naville, and many others. He also found time to write an encyclopedic history of Egyptian civilization, edited by linguist Archibald Sayce. He was know for his exceptional understanding of ancient Egyptian language and writing, as well as for his efforts to weaken the illegal trade in Egyptian antiquities. In 1901, Maspero authenticated the Stanford Museum's N. D. Kyticas collection, which Jane Stanford had purchased in 1901 in Cairo. Maspero judged them to be “worthy to be exhibited in any Museum of Europe or America."Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12
12019-05-01T13:56:19-07:00Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12Henri Édouard NavilleEmilia Porubcin8(1844-1926)structured_gallery2019-05-15T03:52:35-07:00
(1844-1926)
The Swiss archaeologist Henri Naville was an important figure in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Egyptology. His field projects were supported by the Egypt Exploration Fund, for whom he worked after 1882 excavating and publishing on numerous significant sites, all approved by Antiquities Director Gaston Maspero. Naville was succeeded in this position by William Petrie. Items excavated by Naville, including from the famous mortuary site of Deir el-Bahari, came to Stanford thanks to Timothy Hopkins' EEF subscription.Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12
12019-05-01T13:55:34-07:00Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12Gaston Camille Charles Maspero8(1846-1916)structured_gallery2019-05-15T03:50:21-07:00Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12
12019-05-01T13:56:19-07:00Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12Henri Édouard Naville8(1844-1926)structured_gallery2019-05-15T03:52:35-07:00Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12