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   "value": "<p style='text-align: justify;'>Vessels of similar shape and material were used to hold the ashes from cremations, which was practiced amongst the Greeks and Romans. Due to religious beliefs focusing on the transformation of the body, the idea of burning the corpse was anathema to the ancient Egyptians, and this method of dealing with the dead was never common in Egypt. The British archaeologist W.M. Flinders Petrie found a \u2018globular leaden urn\u2026 containing burnt bones\u2019 during excavation at the site of Hawara and the practice is attested from other Graeco-Roman cemeteries, such as Alexandria and Oxyrhynchus. Examples of cinerary urns of similar design made of faience have been found at the site of Memphis. As this item is without known findspot, it may have derived from any of these sites.<\/p><p style='text-align: justify;'>When the object entered the collection, from the collection of Max Robinow, the rim of the vessel was damaged and has been restored by modern museum conservators.<\/p>"
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   "value": "<div style='list-style-type: disc;'><div style='display: list-item; margin-left: 20px;'><a target='_blank' class='externalLink uom-purple' href='https://search.worldcat.org/title/1356890313'>Manchester Museum (University of Manchester). Golden Mummies of Egypt: Interpreting Identities from the Graeco-Roman Period. Manchester University Press 2023<\/a><\/div><\/div><br />"
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   "value": "<p>Featured in <i>Golden Mummies of Egypt<\/i> exhibition at the Manchester Museum, 18 February 2023-14 April 2024.<\/p>"
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