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Tomorrow is the big day when the coffin finally returns to The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd! We will be sharing blasts from the past throughout the day tomorrow so keep an eye out for that!

On the way back to The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd with the coffin of Ankhpakhered/Djedher. Thanks to Phil Parkes and all the students of Cardiff Conservation for all their amazing work over the last 26 years. Stay posted for more on the coffin...

Straight on to scanning the coffin, which will soon be available to view in on Sketchfab. Link to follow once processed!

The photography of the coffin of Ankhpakhered/Djedher, which is now back at The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd, will take some time to be processed. However, here's a new edited image of the underside of the base. More photos will follow in the coming days...

The lid of the coffin of Ankhpakhered/Djedher, recently conserved by Cardiff Conservation and now back at The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd, has been 3D scanned and looks absolutely fantastic! Check it out here! skfb.ly/p6OL8 via @sketchfab

And here's the base of the coffin! skfb.ly/p6P9y

The complete model of the coffin of Ankhpakhered/Djedher (exterior decoration only), recently conserved by Cardiff Conservation and now back at The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd, is now available on @sketchfab. Check it out! skfb.ly/p6QG8

Last week the coffin of Ankhpakhered returned to The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd from Cardiff Conservation after 26 years of treatment. For more on this, including the history, decoration, and reuse, see the blog post below. egyptcentrecollectionblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/return…

We’re delighted with the return of the javelin thrower maquette from Cardiff University Conservation lab Cardiff Conservation. Thank you to Phil Parkes and the students that conserved him over the last 9 years. Come and see him displayed in our Entertaining Cardiff exhibition!

Swansea University press release on the return of the coffin of Ankhpakhered to The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd. It has been in the care of Cardiff Conservation for the past 26 years. Under the watchful eye of Phil Parkes, students skillfully restored it to its former glory. swansea.ac.uk/press-office/n…

🏺An ancient Egyptian coffin has finally returned to The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd after a 26-year conservation project by Cardiff University Believed to date back to around 650 BC, the coffin has now been lovingly restored. Find out more about its colourful past . . . bit.ly/EgyptCoffin

The Mummy Returns! ⚰️ The Egyptian coffin is back The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd after conservation by 50+ students ⚰️ Shout out to all Cardiff Alumni | Cynfyfyrwyr Caerdydd & @CUHistArchRel staff who were part of this over 25 years! 👏 Watch ITV Wales News (21 mins) tinyurl.com/ykw3w6j6 Phil Parkes Professor Jane Henderson.

Did you see our very own student Katie along with Ken Griffin on ITV last night talking about the return of the coffin? If not you can still watch it through the link below!

More coverage of the coffin of Ankhpakhered in The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd!

After being loan Museum of Cardiff | Amgueddfa Caerdydd for Treasures of Trelai exhibition the incredible Bronze Age pot, discovered during 2022 dig & reconstructed by Cardiff Conservation postgrad Leonie Mckenzie, has returned home CAER Heritage Centre in the heart of the community that discovered it✊️