Glass tumbler
Published June 18, 2024 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a CommentWhat: Glass tumbler from the emperor’s palace
Where: King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum, Market Square, Lancaster, LA1 1HT
Horn beaker
Published June 18, 2024 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a CommentWhat: Horn beaker from Magdala
Where: King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum, Market Square, Lancaster, LA1 1HT
Leather wallet with bullets
Published June 18, 2024 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a CommentWhat: An Ethiopian soldier’s leather wallet with bullets
Where: King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum, Market Square, Lancaster, LA1 1HT
Around 37 ‘scattered objects’ from Ethiopia and Magdala in Ireland
Published June 18, 2024 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a CommentWhat: An “interesting small collection” from Ethiopia and the 1868 Abyssinian Campaign. No details of items.
Where: The National Museum of Ireland
The emperor’s great seal
Published June 18, 2024 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a CommentWhat: The seal that Emperor Tewodros used to sign his orders and correspondence
Where: Returned by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II during her state visit to Ethiopia in 1965. Checking current whereabouts.
Munzinger’s sword *
Published June 18, 2024 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a CommentWhat: A shotel sword thought to belong to Werner Münzinger, British Consul during the time of the Abyssinian campaign
Where: The Royal Collection, Britain