(ANSAmed) - ROMA, 10 GEN - The exhibit 'The creators of
eternal Egypt. Scribes, artisans and labourers at the service of
the Pharaoh' is currently undergoing at Vicenza's Basilica
Palladiana. The event has been described by a number of art
critics as one of the most important shows on ancient Egypt ever
organized at an international level. A total of 180 original
pieces are on display, including 160 from the permanent
collection of Turin's Egyptian Museum and 20 from the Louvre in
Paris, including statues, sarcophagi, papyri, bas reliefs,
painted and sculpted steles, amphorae, amulets and musical
instruments that provide an insight into the daily lives of Deir
el-Medina residents. Many manufacts, including baskets and
spatulas were used every day. Interesting artifacts on display
include the numerous "ostraka", fragments of vases or stone
splinters used by Egyptians to write and draw. The texts
available include administrative and financial documents,
religious and literary writings, love poems and private letters.
More intimate drawings are also on display, including an "ostrakon" representing a mother breastfeeding her baby and two women putting on jewellery inside a room. The great exhibit on Egypt, which will run for five months until May 7, 2023, opens in the year celebrating the anniversaries of two key chapters in the history of Egyptology: the 200th anniversary of the decipherment of hieroglyphics by Champollion and the centennial of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. (ANSAmed).
More intimate drawings are also on display, including an "ostrakon" representing a mother breastfeeding her baby and two women putting on jewellery inside a room. The great exhibit on Egypt, which will run for five months until May 7, 2023, opens in the year celebrating the anniversaries of two key chapters in the history of Egyptology: the 200th anniversary of the decipherment of hieroglyphics by Champollion and the centennial of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. (ANSAmed).
