Ptahhotep's Australian Egyptology Pages
COPTIC ARTEFACT COLLECTIONS IN AUSTRALIA

Please note that this information is as yet unverified and dates to 1990. Confirmation of details will be posted as soon as is practicable.

NEW SOUTH WALES

Museum of Ancient Cultures
Macquarie University NSW 2109
(Ms. c.27: papyrus=25, parchment=2; Ostraca=3;
Textiles=3; Wooden tablets=9)

The Nicholson Museum
University of Sydney NSW 2006
(Ms. 4: papyrus=3, parchment=1)

VICTORIA

National Gallery of Victoria
Victorian Arts Centre
180 St Kilda Road
Melbourne VIC 3004
(Textiles: some)

QUEENSLAND

Abbey Museum
"St Michael's"
Old Toorbul Point Road
Caboolture QLD 4510
(Ms. few: papyrus; Textiles=few; Minor arts=few)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Department of Classics Museum
Australian National University
GPO Box 4
Canberra ACT 2601
(Ms. 1: papyrus; Textiles=1; Minor arts=1 ceramic ampula)

For more information on things Coptic, follow the following links:
Encyclopaedia Coptica
A good historical introduction page about Copts and the Coptic Church,
as well as providing assorted links for the subject.

The Coptic Church in Australia Home Page

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