In 1882, the Egyptian Exploration Fund – often referred to as the EEF – was established in the UK to raise funds in order to explore, survey and excavate ancient sites in Egypt. Egyptology fired the imagination of Victorian Britain, and The McManus was one of many institutions to subscribe to the Egyptian Exploration Fund in return for gifts of excavated material. The Reverend Colin Campbell, of St Mary’s Church, Dundee was instrumental in bringing these gifts to the City when he became the local EEF secretary. He also encouraged others to donate their collections to the museum. Some of the most important items in this display came from Sir James Caird's personal collection. Caird was a Dundee Jute manufacturer and one of the wealthiest men in the world Object number 4 in the display, is the false tomb door. Caird purchased it from the Cairo Museum. This door was part of an elite Old Kingdom tomb. The hieroglyphs tell us that the tomb was built for Sneferu-inishtef (Sen-f-er-oo-in-ish-tef) Pharaoh’s deputy of the pyramid estate. The tomb consisted of several parts. There were underground burial chambers for Sneferu and his family, and each chamber was entered by a separate shaft. Above ground, a massive brick-built structure, called a mastaba, served as a chapel and could be entered by living relatives. The 'false' or symbolic door of the chapel was the most important feature. Its central panel functioned as a doorway, through which only the spirit of the deceased could leave and re-enter the tomb. If you explore this gallery further you’ll find the Merchant case, where you can see one of the most important Egyptian objects in our collection: the relief of Princess Neferure.(Nef-r-oo-ray) The relief is object 2 in the Merchant case. Princess Neferure was the daughter of Hatshepshut (Hat-shep-suit), who ruled as Pharaoh after the death of her husband. The relief depicts Neferure as Crown Princess. When you’re ready to move on, please continue right, beyond the display case, to the end of the gallery. Here you should find the ship model case.