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Orange you glad you stayed after hours?

So when I'm not in the studio I will probably be doing something like mummifying an orange "After Hours" at Manchester Museum. In case you fancied having a go yourself here's how...

choose your deceased Ancient  Egyptian royal...orange

choose your deceased Ancient  Egyptian royal...orange

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​giving my "Ancient Egyptian" orange a bit of character

​giving my "Ancient Egyptian" orange a bit of character

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If you're interested in Ancient Egypt and free events at the Museum on Wednesday 1st May 1.15-2pm  their collection bites features The kneeling statue of the Admiral Hor. A bit of lunchtime learnin' this is when you can hear about an object in depth from one of the museum's experts, see it up close and sometimes even handle them! Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and the Sudan at the Museum, will discuss Hor’s role and the meanings of his temple statue. Details here

Posted on April 14, 2013 .