https://kelseymuseum.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/ugly-object-of-the-month-september-3/
On 09/05/17 12:10, cperson01 wrote:
Ugly Object of the Month – September BY SUZANNE DAVIS, Curator of Conservation
It's back-to-school time, and town is certainly feeling lively as ~30,000 students return to campus. It's also the harvest season here in Michigan, where it's already starting to feel like fall. That is sort of, maybe, a decent lead-in to this month's ugly object which is…wait for it…some pieces of wheat!
Wheat. 1st – 3rd c AD. University of Michigan excavations at Karanis, Egypt. 3958.
This is some bonafide archaeological grain-stuff here and, while it might not be considered a typical museum-quality artwork, I think it looks pretty amazing. According to Kelsey Curator and Director Terry Wilfong, wheat was the biggest and most important crop for ancient Karanis. Egypt was a major producer of grain for the Roman Empire, and Karanis had ten large granaries to store it prior to its shipment to Alexandria and then Rome. Some of this wheat's brethren might have been eaten by emperors! But if, for some reason, it fails to impress you with its extreme ancient awesomeness, be aware that we also have garlic bulbs and a bunch of other fantastic 1,700 year-old seeds on view. Come enjoy the Kelsey's cornucopia of ancient – if not always attractive – agricultural delights.
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