Exhibition: Treasure of the Month

The Galveston County Daily News (Eleanor Clark)

During the month of July, the Rosenberg Library will exhibit a collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts that were discovered in tombs and temples excavated by archaeologists during the late 19th century.

These relics, most of which date from 1200-1500 B.C., were donated to the library in the 1930s by two local residents.

Waters Davis, a prominent Galveston businessman, purchased a number of items from the Cairo Museum in Egypt during a trip around the world in 1890.

At that time, the museum sold duplicate materials to interested individuals.

The Davis artifacts on display include a mummy’s headrest, a hand-shaped clay bowl and bits of mummy wrapping and other textile fragments.

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