The Meroe head

This fantastic piece of sculpture is currently on exhibition at the British Museum. The Meroe head was originally part of … More

Vikings

A meeting at the British Museum enabled me to finally visit the Viking exhibition in the new exhibition gallery a … More

Mesopotamian flood myths (5)

Amazingly our understanding of the texts have been advanced in the last few months. Last year a cuneiform tablet was … More

Mesopotamian flood myths (2)

The most well-known of the epics is that of Gilgamesh. Like Attrahasis a significant number of tablets were discovered at … More

Greek gods of health and healing

Statue of Asclepius in the British Museum Asclepius was the son of Apollo and was the god of healing and … More

Greek Doctor Frieze

This image of a doctor’s surgery is taken from a Greek vase made in Athens about 480 to 470 BCE. … More

Zoroastrianism at the British Museum

I recently went to the British Museum’s current exhibition on Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrianism was a state religion of Persia from around … More

Roman Medical and surgical instruments

It is interesting that apart from the materials from which they were made the Roman doctor /surgeons instrument kit resembles … More

Eygptian Gods: Horus

Horus was one of the most significant of the ancient Egyptian gods. He was usually depicted as a falcon headed … More

Eygptian Gods: Bastet

The cult of the goddess Bastet originated in lower Egypt and was centred around the city of Bubastis in the … More