Jinyang.com News Reporter Jiang Jun and correspondent Ling Haoxiang reported: How is mummy made? What magic does the Book of the Undead have? Why is the Nile River that floods every year a gift from God to Egypt? On December 19, the final exhibition of the Guangdong Provincial Museum at the end of the year, “Echoes on the Nile River – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations” opened. 144 pieces (groups) and a total of 238 ancient Egyptian cultural relics were officially unveiled. The Book of the Dead, the Small Pyramid of the Cinema, the Sphinx, etc., came to Guangzhou for the first time, recreating the mysterious ancient Egyptian civilization and completing a dialogue across time and space.
The Echoes on the Nile River – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Jinyang.com reporter Deng Bo
The three-dimensional and vivid ancient Egyptian civilization
This exhibition shows ancient Egyptian civilization from three perspectives: blessings from the gods, exploring immortality, and the Nile River. As an iconic cultural relic of ancient Egyptian civilization, mummies, books of the dead, small pyramids, sphinxes, etc. all came to Guangzhou for the first time. The huge body of the lion’s head, the Statue of Sekhomite, the spear-faced avatar of the god Amon, and the Cinema and many small bronze statues, jointly created an ancient Egypt’s solemn world of faith.
Cinema This special feature of this exhibition is the construction of a three-dimensional and vivid ancient Egyptian civilization for the audience, where the audience can enjoy the headrests, sandals, as well as their exquisite accessories and clothing.
All the exhibits in this special exhibition are from the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy. This museum is the largest collection of ancient Egyptian cultural relics in the world outside Egypt.
CinemaThe exhibition lasts from December 20, 2018 to March 20, 2019 for a period of 3 months. During the exhibition, the museum will also provide multiple academic lectures and audience interaction activities.
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Travel Guide
Sechomite Statue
Sechomite Statue
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The other statue of Sekhomit on the right, with the right arm resting on his side, the left arm bent on the front abdomen, holding a scepter that resembles papyrus in her hand. She is wearing a tight robe, and the sun wheel with the Babaylan logo is located on the three-point hair cover.
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The Nile RiverKomiks‘s Echo on the banks of the KomiksCinema——A Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilization KomiksGolden Sheep Network Reporter The mysterious “Book of the Dead” in the movie is also available to see the true appearance. The exhibits on display this time are 3 meters long, restore the content of 30 chapters, and are written in vertical lines in hieroglyphs. The Book of the Dead is a document that has appeared in the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt to provide guidance for tomb rituals. It contains various yells of gods, mantras for demons, and prayers for blessings. Komiks to help the deceased overcome all obstacles in the underworld.
This book of the dead is from right to left: in the witness of God Osiris, the next dead person is guided by God Anubis; one of the dead persons expressed respect to the gods in the “field of reeds”; Osiris determines the fate of each deceased in the judgment.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile River – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations Golden Sheep Network Reporter Deng Bo
Consu Pyramid
Stones in the shape of pyramids usually appear on the spire of the pyramid or obelisk, are symbols of the sun. The carved patterns of the tower body express the worship and awe of the sun by the ancient Egyptians.
The east side of this small pyramid carves the image of a scarab, symbolizing the rise of the sun. The west side of the small pyramid carved the eagle-headed god Ra Halati, which is the union of the sun god and “Horus of the horizon”, as a symbol of the horizon; the other sides carved the owner of the tomb and his relatives kneeling down.Image of the Sun God. On one side, there is the image of the sun god Atum who is traveling in the sky by boat.
The owner of this small pyramid is called Consu, a craftsman from Delmadina village. The people living in this village were mainly craftsmen who built tombs for the Valley of Kings and Queens. There are many such small pyramids in the cemetery of the village.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile River – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations Golden Sheep Network Reporter Deng Bo
Pardi Amonimop Mummy and Humanoid Coffin
The whole body of the mummy is wrapped with bandages, and Cinema is covered with a layer of mesh to protect the deceased from being violated by the devil or evil spirits. The mesh cover is decorated with four sons of scarab and Horus, which can further enhance the protection energy. If the mummy is still damaged under these protective measures, the deceased’s body can still be replaced by a human-shaped wooden coffin. The coffin is made of painted wood, the shape is consistent with the body, and the interior is filled with complex painted decorations.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Jinyang.com reporter Deng Bo
Sandals
The ancient Egyptian sandals are very “beautiful”, and they can lead the fashion today – the fish bone-style soles are bent at the toes and connected to the straps that fix the ankles. In fact, the ancient Egyptians were barefoot, and only royal nobles and clergy were qualified to wear shoes, and they were only worn during rituals.
The special thing about the shoe is that its upper is very low, extending along both sides of the foot to the heel from the front of the foot. The edges of the shoe are decorated with lace, the braiding of the insoles is thoughtful, and the fishbone-style insoles bent at the toes and connected to the straps that hold the ankle. These sandals are usually exquisitely made.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations Jinyang.com reporter Deng Bo
Animal-shaped makeup spoon
The eye makeup of the ancient Egyptians affected many women in later generations. The makeup spoon was one of the necessary items for the ancient Egyptians to make up. Among the exhibits is an animal-shaped makeup spoon. The antelope shape and the body of the spoon is sunken to hold cosmetics. The side carefully depicts the head features and can be used for handheld. The four hooves are tied together to show that it is a sacrifice.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile River – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Jinyang.com reporter Deng Bo
Academic Lecture
1. Ancient Egyptian Code: Start with the Abukao Stone Stele
Speaker: Professor Li Xiaodong
Time: December 20 (Thursday) at 14:30 pm
Spot: Academic Lecture Hall
2.BabaylanReligious beliefs by Egyptian art
Speaker: Professor Pu Muzhou
Time: January 12 (Saturday) at 14:30 pm
Spot: Academic lecture hall
3. How ancient Egyptians “art” their lives
Speaker: Professor Huang Zixuan
Time: January 26 (Saturday) at 10:00 AM
Spot: Academic lecture hall Komiks
4. “The Book of the Dead” and the Faith of the Ancient Egyptians
Speaker: Professor Yan Haiying
Time: March 2 (Saturday) at 14:30 pm
Spot: Academic Lecture Hall