This Exhibition will exhibit art dealing with Ancient Egypt. Specifically the gods, and goddesses of Ancient Egypt.
Figurine of god Anubis, unknown, -700/-332, From the collection of: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
This is a sculpture of the god Anubis. He is one of the most iconic gods of Ancient Egypt. He is the guardian of the dead, and originally known as a god of the underworld. Ancient Egypt Online. Retrieved from http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/anubis.html
Statuette of Horus, divine representation of the Pharaoh, wearing the double crown, symbolizing his rule over Upper and Lower Egypt, Unknown, 5th century BCE - 4th century BCE, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Horus, was the protector and patron of the pharaoh. he was considered to be a celestial falcon, and so his name could be referenced to the flight of the falcon.
Ancient Egypt Online. Retrieved from http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/horus.html
Votive statue of Osiris, From the collection of: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Osiris, one of the most important gods of Ancient Egypt. He was both a god of fertility and the embodiment of the dead and resurrected king. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/topic/Osiris-Egyptian-god
Statuette of the Goddess Mut, Unknown, ca. 664-525 B.C.E., From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Mut, meaning "mother" in Egyptian. Must was the mother of everything, the whole world, some people thought of her as being the ocean, because they thought in the beginning of time everything came out of the ocean. Retrieved from http://quatr.us/egypt/religion/mut.htm
Upper Part of Figurine of the Goddess Isis, Unknown, 305-30 B.C.E., From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Isis, One of the most important goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Isis taught her people the skills of reading and agriculture and was worshiped as the goddess of medicine and wisdom. Retrieved from http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/egyptian_goddess_isis.htm
Amun-Re or King Amunhotep III, Unknown, 1403-1365 B.C.E., From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum
Amun-Re was one of the most powerful gods in Ancient Egypt. He was Called king of the gods. Ancient Egypt Online. Retrieved from http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/amun.html
Goddess Bastet, Unknown, -0700/-0300, From the collection of: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Bastet, she was the goddess of warfare in Lower Egypt Her name was translated as "Devouring Lady" Ancient Egypt Online. Retrieved from http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/bast.html
Thoth, God of Writing and Knowledge, as a Baboon, Egyptian, c. 664 BC - 525 BC, From the collection of: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Thoth, credited by Ancient Egyptians as the inventor of writing and alphabets themselves.
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