Guy Brunton

Face of a king, probably Senusret III, wearing the nemes royal headdress. Quartzite. 12th Dynasty. Presented by Guy Brunton. [[Petrie Museum Guy Brunton (1878 in London, England – 17 October 1948 in White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the Badarian predynastic culture.

At the age of 18, he moved to South Africa. On 28 April 1906, he married Winifred Newberry, a member of one of the country's richest families, and in 1911 he returned to London, where he studied with Flinders Petrie and Margaret Alice Murray.

He dug from 1912 to 1914 under the direction of Flinders Petrie in Lahun and discovered the treasure of Princess Sithathoriunet. He then served in the British Army during the First World War and returned to Lahun from 1919 to 1921.

He became an assistant director of the Cairo Museum in 1931. He retired to South Africa. Provided by Wikipedia
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British museum expedition to middle Egypt. First and second years, 1928, 1929. Mostagedda and the Tasian culture /

: viii, 163 pages : illustrations, LXXIV (i.e. 88) plates (including maps, plans, tables ; some folded ; 25 cm.

Lahun /

: Volume 2 is (printed in Vienna) by Sir Flinders Petrie, Guy Brunton, M. A. Murray.
At head of title : British school of archaeology in Egypt and Egyptian research account. Twentieth year, 1914, Twenty-six year, 1920. : 2 v. : color front., plates (part color) plans (part folded) tables (part double) ; 32 cm.

Gurob /

: At head of title : British school of archaeology in Egypt and Egyptian research account. Twenty-fourth year, 1918. : 3 pages leaves, 28 pages : front., LIII plates (part folded, include plans, tables) ; 31 cm.

Qau and Badari /

: At head of title : British School of Archaeology in Egypt and Egyptian Research Account. Twenty-ninth year, 1923. : 3 volumes : plates, maps (part folded) plans (part folded) tables ; 32 cm.

The Badarian civilisation and predynastic remains near Badari /

: At head of title : British school of archaeology in Egypt and Egyptian research account. Thirtieth year, 1924. : x, 128 pages : lxxxv (i. e. 86) plates (part folded ; include map, plans, tables) ; 32 cm.

Published 1920
Lahun I : the treasure /

: 23 (8 chromo) plates.
Memoir of London : British School of Archæology in Egypt. : 48 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Published 1928
Qau and Badari II /

: iv, 30 pages : [54] plates ; 31 x 25 cm.

Published 1930
Qau and Badari III /

: [iv], 43 pages, 57 leaves of plates ; illustrations ; 32 cm.

Published 1937
Mostagedda and the Tasian culture /

: At head of title : British museum expedition to Middle Egypt, First and second years 1928, 1929. : 8, 163 pages : 5 illustrations, 66 plates (1 folded), 3 plans (2 folded), 2 maps ; 31 cm.

Sedment /

: At head of title : British school of archaeology in Egypt and Egyptian research account. Twenty-seventh year, 1921. : 2 volumes : xc (i.e. 92) plates (3 folded, 1 color ; include color front., volume 2) ; 31 cm.

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