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Cao Lingjuan. On December 21st, the "Encounter with Ancient Egypt: The Mystery of the Eternal Mummy" hosted by China Culture International Travel Service *** Beijing Zhongchuang Cultural Tourism Cultural Industry Group and undertaken by Encounter Museum was launched in Shanghai Jing'an Museum.
A total of 123 pieces (groups) of cultural relics are on display in this exhibition, spanning 4,300 years of history and 32 dynastic changes, as well as 2 mummies and their coffins. The entire collection** is in the University of Aberdeen Museum and Special Collections Department, and these exhibits are exhibited in China for the first time.
The ancient Egyptian civilization is one of the oldest and most glorious civilizations in human history. The exhibition is divided into four units: "Mummies and Eternal Life, Beauty and Protection, Gods and Humans, Sacrifices and Rituals", and the exhibits include 123 cultural relics such as 3 mummy coffins, 2 mummies, animal mummies, canopis jars, stone tablets and wood carvings.
Among them, there is a mummy of a young girl from ancient Rome with a coffin, painted and partially gilded. Extrapolating from the size of the coffin, she should have only.
Three or four years old. Neil Curtis, director of the Museum and Special Collections Department of the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, UK, introduced that the special thing about this mummy is that the portrait on the coffin is not her actual age, but her relatives imagine what the girl will look like when she grows up. This reflects the ancient Egyptians' view of life and death.
Also on display are the mummies and coffins of the Ptolemaic lady of Cesaberu, who holds the title of "mistress", meaning that she has the right to manage her own family and property.
At the same time, the coffin, mask, cover, shroud and other burial items of the mummy are also exhibited, which are all important cultural relics for the study of ancient Egyptian civilization. As well as the original wrapped cat mummy, crocodile mummy, eagle mummy, etc., the eye of Horus amulet, etc., the earliest glazed sand necklace of mankind, as well as utensils, pottery, eyeshadow jars and other precious cultural relics of ancient Egypt.
The exhibition has also undergone more innovations and upgrades in curation, exhibition and interactive methods. Walking into the exhibition hall, the audience can see a pyramid hanging and translucent, which can instantly pull the audience back to the thousand-year-old Egyptian civilization. The pyramid-shaped display cabinets in the exhibition hall are crystal clear, which is convenient for visitors to observe the exhibits from multiple angles and directions.
Meet Ancient Egypt: The Eternal Mummy's Mystery exhibition will run from December 21, 2023 to March 10, 2024.
Exhibition view.