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Brenna Reistad
Apr 222 min read
Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
All photos by Brenna Reistad. All italicized information are statements copied directly from exhibit materials on display at Virginia...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 221 min read
Ancient Greek Glass
Goblet Egyptian (New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20) ca. 1550-1080 BC Core-formed glass, 59.29.1 This goblet and jug are the earliest examples...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 183 min read
Mummies
Coffin of Tjeby Coffin and Mummy of Tjeby Egyptian ca. 2051-2030 BC Painted wood with linen-wrapped mummy 53.30.1 This coffin, like many...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 182 min read
Jewelry and Statues
Broad Collar Egyptian ca. 2030 - 1640 B.C. Faience 2017.447 Statuette of a Woman Egyptian 664 – 525 BC Fine-grained diabase (dolerite)...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 182 min read
Reliefs
Cast of Battle Relief of Sethy 1 at Karnak Egyptian 20th century Plaster cast L.5.52.58 More about this relief may be found here:...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 92 min read
Sacred Animals
All Photos by Brenna Reistad Mummied Crocodile Site Name Thebes From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 91 min read
Items
All photos by Brenna Reistad Braided Human Hair Hair Extensions 1994 - 1781 BC Both men and women commonly shaved their heads and wore...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 91 min read
Amulets
Amulets were tucked into the mummy's wraps—they are believed to ward off evil and bring good luck. Each type was positioned according to...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 93 min read
Mummies
All photos by Brenna Reistad Egyptian Mummy and Coffin Egyptian Mummy and Coffin 150 BC - 50 AD and Cox mummy Within these wrappings is...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 91 min read
Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt
For more than 3,000 years, ancient Egyptians embalmed, preserved and entombed their dead with materials they would need for life in the...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 92 min read
African Voices
All photos by Brenna Reistad Multiple Candomble Items Multiple Candomble Items Brass Afro-Brazilian, Candomble Practitioner South America...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 91 min read
Gems and Minerals
All photos by Brenna Reistad Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 95 min read
Jewelry
My photos of some of the jewelry from the Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 91 min read
Meet Henry
Henry, is one of the first things you see upon entering the museum. He is a 11-ton, 13 -foot-tall African Bush Elephant. who has been on...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 91 min read
Entry
A few years ago I got to meet two good online friends of mine in person. We met up in Washington D.C. as one was sight seeing. We only...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 92 min read
Bibliography
“1850 United States Federal Census: Year: 1850; Census Place: Militia District 436, Rabun, Georgia; Roll: 81; Page: 332b.” Ancestory.com...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 91 min read
Burial and Aftermath
James, the baby brother of the three boys, died during the Battle of Fredericksburg. His burial is shrouded in mystery, as the only...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 92 min read
The Three Men
I now had 3 names of interest to search for. Three people with the same last name are typically family, but that is not something that...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 93 min read
The Mysterious Grave and a Discovery
James L. Coffee’s grave marker.Photo by Mike Bogoslawski via Findagrave While visiting the cemetery for the first time, something seemed...
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