At the National Museum of Australia until September 8, 2024
Visit by Tony Magee, Audrey Magee and Bill Magee, April 24, 2024
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| Audrey Magee at the Museum entrance. |
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Left: Bowl with crocodiles, Naqada people I, about 3750 - 3650 BCE, Egypt - painted pottery Right: Jar with boats, Naqada people I, about 3500 - 3300 BCE, Egypt - painted pottery |
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AN ANCIENT BREW - Beer was a popular beverage in ancient Egypt. Left: Drinking cup with lotus motif, New Kingdom about 1539 - 1077 BCE, Egypt - faience Centre: Glass flask with handles, 18th Dynasty about 1390 - 1336 BCE, Egypt - glass Right: Glass flask, Late period 722 - 332 BCE, Egypt - glass |
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Family stela of Huy, New Kingdom, about 1539 - 1077 BCE, possible Saqqara, Egypt - limestone |
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Statue of Isis, Graeco-Roman period, Roman Empire, about 304 BCE - 307 CE, Egypt - granodiorite |
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Book of the Dead of Nesnakht, Ptolemaic Period, about 304 - 30 BCE, Egypt - papyrus |
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Book of the Dead of Nesnakht, Ptolemaic Period, about 304 - 30 BCE, Egypt - papyrus |
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Book of the Dead of Padikhonsu, about 1076–944 BCE - papyrus |
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Coffin of Haytemhat, Late Period, about 722 - 332 BCE, possibly Saqqara or El-Hibeh, Egypt - wood |
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Outer Coffin of Hor, 25th Dynasty, about 722 - 655 BCE, Thebes, Egypt - wood |
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Left: Canopic Jar of Neferamun, New Kingdom, about 1539 - 1292 BCE, Egypt - pottery Centre: Canonic Jar of Iteru, Late Period, about 722 - 332 BCE, Egypt - calcite (alabaster) Right: Canonic Jar of Wahibre, Late Period, about 722 - 332 BCE, Egypt - calcite (alabaster) |
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Left: Naos-stela of Nebnetjeru, ?? Dynasty, about 1390 - 1283 BCE Saqqara, Egypt - quartzite Right: Stela of Pakharu, 18th Dynasty, Tutankharnun-Ay, about 1332 - 1320 BCE, Saqqara, Egypt - limestone |
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Tomb statue of Hormin, 19th Dynasty, Seti I - Ramses II, about 1290 - 1213 BCE, Saqqara, Egypt - limestone |
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| Audrey Magee and Bill Magee with the Tomb statue of Hormin |
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Offering stela of Khu and his family, Amenemhat II, about 1878–1843 BCE, Abydos, Egypt - limestone, AP 71. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden |
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