Museum
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 …
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, …
Off The Wall: Bird Lady
In the galleries of the Brooklyn Museum, curator Edward Bleiberg discusses Bird Lady. Female Figurine (“Bird Lady”). Egypt, from Ma’mariyah. Predynastic Period, Naqada II, circa …
Off The Wall: Nebsen and Nebet-ta
In the galleries of the Brooklyn Museum, curator Edward Bleiberg discusses Group Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-ta, probably from Sumenu. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early …
The Papyrus of Ani
The Papyrus of Ani is a papyrus manuscript written in cursive hieroglyphs and illustrated with color miniatures created in the 19th dynasty of the New …
The Bust of Nefertiti at the Berlin Museum
Amateur video of the bust of Nefertiti from all angles and close-ups.
King Tut Exhibit at the Egyptian Museum: Canopic Shrine
Dr Janice Kamrin takes us on a trip through the Egyptian Museum, Cairo and shows the spectacular Canopic Shrine – a golden and intricately decorated …
King Tut Exhibit at the Egyptian Museum: Animal Iconography
Dr Janice Kamrin explains the importance of animal iconography in Ancient Egypt, and in particular, the artefacts that were discovered in the Tomb of King …
