Objects from Ancient Egypt
From left to right:
An uraeus, made of wood.
Period of New Kingdom, no provenance.
Provv. 5685
A mace head, made of red jasper.
The mace head from the pre-dynastic period tells how the kings of ancient Egypt gained and held power for themselves; they described themselves as beating their enemies with a mace head like this.
Naqada III period, no provenance.
Provv. 671
A false beard, made of quartzite Old Kingdom period, no provenance.
Egypt of Glory – The Last Great Dynasties, Amos Rex - Helsinki 9.10.2020 - 21.3.2021
Collection of Museo Egizio, Turin
Objects from Ancient Egypt
From left to right:
An uraeus, made of wood.
Period of New Kingdom, no provenance.
Provv. 5685
A mace head, made of red jasper.
The mace head from the pre-dynastic period tells how the kings of ancient Egypt gained and held power for themselves; they described themselves as beating their enemies with a mace head like this.
Naqada III period, no provenance.
Provv. 671
A false beard, made of quartzite Old Kingdom period, no provenance.
Egypt of Glory – The Last Great Dynasties, Amos Rex - Helsinki 9.10.2020 - 21.3.2021
Collection of Museo Egizio, Turin