Sir Charles Nicholson: an Early Scholar-Traveller in Egypt

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    The Nicholson Museum at the University of Sydney holds Australia's most important collection of Egyptian antiquities. It was established thanks to a major donation from Sir Charles Nicholson, who travelled to Egypt in 1856-7, purchasing material along the way. This paper re-constructs his journey using the objects themselves and previously unpublished 19th century source material. What emerges is a man who, understanding the 'newness' of Sydney, deliberately sought to imbue its inhabitants and students of the new University with a deep understanding of its roots in Western civilisation, through the material culture of ancient Egypt and other places of great antiquity.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEgyptian Art in the Nicholson Museum, Sydney
    EditorsKarin N. Sowada, Boyo G. Ockinga
    Place of PublicationSydney
    PublisherMeditarch Publishing, University of Sydney
    Pages1-13
    Number of pages14
    ISBN (Print)09580266513
    Publication statusPublished - 2006
    EventInternational Committee for University Museums & Collections Annual Conference: Exposing and Exploiting the Distinct Character of University Museums and Collections - Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
    Duration: 29 Sept 20023 Oct 2002
    Conference number: 2
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    ConferenceInternational Committee for University Museums & Collections Annual Conference
    Abbreviated titleICOM-UMAC
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CitySydney
    Period29/09/023/10/02
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    • Hidden secrets: an early carapace

      Sowada, K., 2022, Speak my name: investigating Egyptian mummies. Fraser, J., Lord, C. & Magnussen, J. (eds.). Sydney, NSW: Sydney University Press, p. 81-83 3 p.

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    • Radiocarbon dating the Nicholson mummies

      Levchenko, V., Fraser, J., Jacobsen, G. & Sowada, K., 2022, Speak my name: investigating Egyptian mummies. Fraser, J., Lord, C. & Magnussen, J. (eds.). Sydney, NSW: Sydney University Press, p. 54-61 8 p.

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    • Torso of an Egyptian Goddess

      Sowada, K., 2008, Corroboree: 25 years of cooperation between Egyptians and Australians in the field of Egyptology. Smythe, J. (ed.). Cairo: Supreme Council of Antiquities, 1 p.

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