Archives for April 2010
The Real Cleopatra
Religious rituals carried Cleopatra’s message, “I am a deity, Caesar is a deity, and our child is the product of a divine union.
What is a Shabty?
The ushabti (also called shabti or shawabti, with a number of variant spellings) is an ancient Egyptian funerary figurine placed in tombs among the grave …
The Goldworkers Book of the Dead
The Mummy Chamber, long term installation, opens May 5, 2010. This installation of more than 170 objects from the Brooklyn Museums world-famous holdings of ancient …
Artistic License in Ancient Egypt
Encompassing more than one hundred objects drawn from the Brooklyn Museums world-renowned holdings of ancient Egyptian art, including some of the greatest masterworks of the …
Diving In Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Diving on various locations in Sharm El Sheikh Egypt. Video shot with a regular Canon IXUS 500 digital camera, with original Canon underwater housing.
Fourteen tombed mummies found in Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists carrying out excavations at the site of a planned youth center have found 14 tombs dating back to the third century BC, including …
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great created one of the largest empires in ancient history. He succeeded his father Philip II of Macedon to the throne in 336 …
Egyptian Museum of Turin, Italy
The Egyptian Museum of Turin (the second in the world after the Cairo Museum) was established in 1824. In the early 19th century, Carlo Felice, …
