THE CORINIUM Museum in Cirencester will be hosting a British Museum spotlight tour "A Greek in Egypt: the hunter from Naukratis".

The exhibition, from May 28 to July 17, is a display by the British Museum to explore the encounter between the ancient civilisations of Egypt and Greece, Cyprus, Phoenicia, Persia, and Rome.

It will highlight the on-going British Museum excavations at Naukratis and show footage of underwater archaeology in the region.

At the dawn of the Classical Age, Egypt opened a port at Naukratis, welcoming the people of the Mediterranean to trade.

There, the Greeks were allowed to build sanctuaries in which to worship their gods, while nearby Egyptian temples were also constructed.

The hunter from Naukratis will coincide with the exhibition ‘Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds’ at the British Museum.

Amanda Hart, museum director, said “It is such a privilege to have an object here associated with a major exhibition currently at the British Museum.

"It is surprising that a Cypriot figure coming all the way from Egypt has so much in common with our local sculpture collection. But you will have to visit the exhibition to find out why.”

Entry is free. There will also be family activities, talks and discovery zones:

  • Hunting dogs family drop-in - Tuesday, May 31, 10-11am
  • Roman statues discovery zone - Tuesday, May 31, 11-12.30pm
  • Diana and Actaeon masks family drop-in - Wednesday, June 1, 10-11am
  • Hunting gods and goddess of Corinium, talk with James Harris - Thursday, June 23, 2.30-3.30pm

To find out more, visit www.coriniummuseum.org