#  Ancient Egypt 

 



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Touch the above image to view a [**1902 letter from T. M. Davis**](/file_url/130) reporting on the discovery and donation of Egyptian antiquities, including the painted ostracon of Osiris.

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Touch the above image to view Lyon’s Museum Diary entries discussing the deception of a dealer and the [**purchase of antiquities**](/file_url/132), including the stele exhibited (Lyon’s #2354).

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Touch the above image to view Lyon’s Museum Diary entries discussing his visit to [**Reisner’s excavation camp**](/file_url/134), where he learned how to photograph and met T. M. Davis, the donor of many Egyptian antiquities, including the painted ostracon of Osiris.

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Touch the above image to view an [**1899 letter regarding the “Egyptian curiosities**](/file_url/136)” to be exhibited in the Museum (which were ultimately accessioned into the Collection in 1931).