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This afternoon, I was at Quest for Immortality - The World of Ancient Egypt at the National Museum with Cunning Linguist and Maria.
Uncharacteristically, I am posting pictures on the same day that I took them. I also took pictures on the last day of the Belgian Art exhibition, but since it was so long ago it can wait and anyway for local events there're probably already other people posting images in dribs and drabs.
Uncharacteristically, too, I have nothing to say.
Well, that's not quite true. My short words:
1) Pay by Mastercard so it's $8.50 and not $15.
2) After only 5 days some of the letters are already falling or have fallen off, perhaps due to vandalism.
3) What's with the dark lighting in both the National and Asian Civilisations Museums?! Is it to foil photography?
4) Non-flash photography is allowed! I don't know how they get the photo rights to so many of these things - I thought the international practice was to disallow photography at all temporary exhibitions.
I might also post pictures of some of my favourite Egyptian artefacts from other museums in the next day or two. Maybe.
Bust of a goddess. Ptolemaic Period
Statue of goddess Sekhmet. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Elephant statue. Ptolemaic-Roman Period
This is one of three known large Egyptian elephant statues
Colossal head of a king. Ptolemaic Period.
Statue of the god Horus and King Horemheb. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Lion devouring a bull. Late Period, 30th Dynasty
Ornate collar, Old Kingdom, late 5th-early 6th Dynasty and Necklace,
New Kingdom, 1500-1200 BC
Sculptor's model (of a falcon). Late-Ptolemaic Period
Mirror, Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty
Cosmetic palette in the shape of a fish, Late Predynastic Period, c. 3200 BC
Palette with grinder, Late Predynastic Period, c. 3100 BC
Ointment bowl in the shape of a tilapia fish, New Kingdom, 1550-1069 BC
Kohl jar, New Kingdom, 1550-1069 BC
Ostracon showing a king's head, New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty
Standing winged Isis, Late Period
Isis with Harpokrates or 'Horus the Child', Late Period
Osiris figurine whose plaque I seem to have forgotten to take a picture of
Stele belonging to Pa-mer-ihu, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
Thoth as an ibis, Late Period, 600-550 BC
Falcon, Ptolemaic Period
Mummies of two crocodiles, Late-Ptolemaic Period
Seated statue of Khentit-ka and her son Rudju, Old Kingdom, early 5th Dynasty, c. 2450 BC
Tomb stele for Keti and Senet, Middle Kingdom, late 11th-12th Dynasty.
2055-1900 BC
Relief fragment with a cartouche of Seti I, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
Stele belonging to Djed-her. Late Period, 26th Dynasty
Stele belonging to Amen-mose. New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
Stele belonging to Teri, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Coffin lid and interior of outer coffin belonging to Padi-imen-em-ipet. 3rd Intermediate-Late Period. 25th-26th Dynasties
Inner coffin belonging to Nes-Khons. 3rd Intermediate Period. 25th Dynasty
Shabti box belonging to Neser-Amun. 3rd Intermediate-Late Period. 25th-26th Dynasties
Canopic chest in the shape of a chapel. Ptolemaic Period
Chest inscribed with the name Hor. Late-Ptolemaic Period
Four canopic jars. New Kingdom, 19th-20th Dynasty
Heart scarab belonging to a man called Sen-resi, New Kingdom, early 18th Dynasty, 1550-1500 BC
Heart scarab, Late Period
Pectoral with heart scarab belonging to a man named Piai, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
Book of the Dead belonging to Pay-nefer-nefer. 3rd Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty
"You know how to read ah?" - A boy's remark on hearing me explaining the Book Of The Dead