2,000-year-old Egyptian hat stayed hidden inside a museum for more than 100 years until experts finally restored it
- PC: BBCFor more than a hundred years, a small but remarkable piece of ancient clothing sat away from public view inside Bolton Museum’s collections.
- Few visitors knew it existed, and even fewer had the chance to see its fragile wool fibres, shaped by hands nearly two millennia ago.
- Now, after a careful conservation project, the Egyptian head covering has been brought back into the light.
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- PC: BBCFor more than a hundred years, a small but remarkable piece of ancient clothing sat away from public view inside Bolton Museum’s collections.
- Few visitors knew it existed, and even fewer had the chance to see its fragile wool fibres, shaped by hands nearly two millennia ago.
- Now, after a careful conservation project, the Egyptian head covering has been brought back into the light.
Sources: Times of India