Matt Szafran

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[Matt Szafran @archaeoresearch]

Representation of Egypt in Christmas movies and TV programmes, a thread 1/?

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Jingle Bell Heist (2025) featues a smaller pair of obelisks. #XmasMovieEgypt 22/?

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Representation of Egypt in Christmas movies and TV programmes, a thread 1/?

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Champagne Problems (2025) has a pair of large crystal obelisks. #XmasMovieEgypt 21/?

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Downton Abbey's 2011 Christmas Special (S2E9) features a dog named Isis. #XmasMovieEgypt 20/?

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Happy publication day to my fellow authors!

Check out my article on hieroglyphic use in the Fifth Element (1997) and why it’s secretly a mummy movie here: https://t.co/0e8qVIwTAt

#𓅝𓏏𓏭 #h#history #archaeology #Egypt #Egyptology #Egyptomania #reception #multipass #movie

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@themummia @issegyptomania I’ll do my best not to disappoint, this is something I’ve wanted to present on for a long time!

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Join us on 1st Oct for a Q&A with actor @jamescswanton, behind the scenes as ‘The Mummy’ in Lot No 249 (BBC 2023), the SFX makeup process, James’ other spooky projects, upcoming work, AND a dramatic reading from Conan Doyle’s The Ring of Thoth! Tickets: https://t.co/8nrLw5ClO3

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@EgyptMcr I wish I could!

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New article published in @UoBEgyptology’s journal, uncovering the mystery of the malachite in @BoltonLMS!

Sorry @trumerz 🤣

https://t.co/dEPPp13CBW

#Predynastic #Egypt #Egyptology #palette #palettology #palettologist #Whodunnit

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@misssamperrin @issegyptomania Thank you Sam!

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Our final panel was amazing! Huge thanks to Anastasija Golijewskaja, Michelle Keeley-Adamson & Matt Szafran, wonderful papers! A big thanks to our fantastic panel chair Manon too! @lotnumber249 @archaeoresearch @ManonYSchutz #ISSE2024

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If you haven't got any plans this coming Sunday why not join folks over at the ISSE conference, as they explore the burial pyramids of Poland, metaphorically speaking. Expertly guided by Anastasija Goliewskaja, who will discuss both design and histories of such Polish marvels.

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Come and experience all the fun of the fair as researcher Matt Szafran investigates the influence of Egyptian cultural motifs upon theme park art and design. Rides open to the public Sunday afternoon, just after midday. Have you got your ticket? @archaeoresearch

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I had the privilege to visit the @Cambridge_Uni Museum of Art and Anthropology for an object research session earlier this week.
This #Predynastic #Egyptian #palette will feature in a forthcoming article attributing palettes to specific workshops/craftspeople. #Egypt #Egyptology

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WE’RE HIRING AN EVENTS TEAM! 🧡
Led by @Valent1boyer, this is a voluntary role, you’ll be working less than half an hour a week! No experience required! See thread for details 🧵

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@lotnumber249 @issegyptomania You’ve done an amazing job, I love the formatting style!

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@gothicbookworm @issegyptomania Thank you Lauren!

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I’m honoured, and excited, to have an article on #Colombian #Egyptomania published in the inaugural issue of @issegyptomania’s magazine!

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OUT NOW! The first ever ISSE magazine edited by the wonderful @lotnumber249 🤩 with articles from @archaeoresearch @gothicbookworm @RiderHaggardSoc & an interview with @Dr_Obelisk plus a puzzle page, & more! Become a member and receive this magazine for FREE! #Egyptomania

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Public service announcement: Beware fake journal editors trying to get you to send them your articles! This was to my academic email address too, which I am very guarded of using, so someone has leaked it…

Maybe I should be flattered people want to steal my work?

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@nickyvandebeek I have in the past yes! The background image is from a workshop I ran at @TheEES a couple of years ago.

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#Predynastic #Egyptian #palettes were originally made between 4400 and 3200 BCE, however the story doesn’t stop there and there were workshops in the 19th and 20th Centuries re-carving Predynastic objects and more recently in the 21st Century creating replicas.
#palettology