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Past
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The Wyvern Collection’s Egyptian Mummy Mask in Context
Dr Mykola Tarasenko 9 Feb 2026 On Monday 9 February 2026 we were joined by Dr Mykola Tarasenko who presented his recent research on an Egyptian Mummy mask in the Wyvern Collection. In this lecture, Tarasenko... Read more -
Horsepower: How Horses and Metal Connected First Millennium BCE China and Mongolia
Dr. Chris Gosden, Professor Emeritus of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford and Principal Investigator for the ERC funded Horsepower Project 24 Nov 2025 On Monday 24 November 2025, Chris Gosden, Professor Emeritus of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford, joined us to discuss Horsepower , an ERC-funded project for which he is... Read more -
The painted churches of Ethiopia: preserving a fragile heritage
Stephen Rickerby and Lisa Shekede 29 Sep 2025 Ethiopia’s enduring Christian Orthodox tradition is embodied in the country’s rock-cut painted churches, especially those concentrated in the northern highlands of Tigray. They stand witness to cultural roots in the... Read more
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New archaeological discoveries at Kobeba in Southern Iraq
Dr. St John Simpson, Senior curator and Archaeologist, Department of the Middle East, British Museum London 15 Apr 2025 On Tuesday 15th April 2025 Dr. St John Simpson, Senior curator and Archaeologist in the Department of the Middle East at the British Museum was invited to discuss his recent... Read more -
De Opere Lemovicino: A dialogue between two chalices
James Robinson, Keeper of Decorative Art and Sculpture, Victoria and Albert Museum 12 Feb 2025 On Wednesday 12th February 2025 James Robinson, Keeper of Decorative Art and Sculpture at the Victoria and Albert Museum, was invited to deliver the inaugural Wyvern Research Institute Lecture. Entitled... Read more -
The Gold and Silver Gilt Repoussé Plaques from the Tubo Empire in the Wyvern Collection
Dr. Patryk Skupniewicz 11 Nov 2024 On Monday 11th November 2024 Dr. Patryk Skupniewicz marked the culmination of his tenure as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Wyvern Research Institute with a work in progress paper... Read more
