A GALLERY of ancient Egyptian artefacts has been named after world renowned Egyptology professor Joann Fletcher and Dr Stephen Buckley.
It is based at the Museum of Wigan Life and contains items such as a face mask from a gold coffin, other ancient Egyptian coffins, perfume bottles, and other objects relating to daily life.
They came to light a few years ago after being locked in storage, but not much was known about them.
Prof Fletcher, who was raised just off Dodworth Road at town end, said: “They found some amazing Egyptian things which they didn’t know much about, and they asked us to go through things and see if they were genuine.”
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