Sunday, January 24, 2016

Osiris, Egypt’s Sunken Mysteries Exhibition





 I went to the "Institut du Monde Arabe" to see the  “Osiris, Egypt’s Sunken Mysteries” exhibition this morning.

And it was a really cool and interesting one. To be able to see the quality of some statues and pieces that were a thousand years old and still in perfect shape after being found underwater...It was impressive!

Last exhibition I went to see about Cleopatra, it was nice but lacking of originality and informations. Here, tons of detailled informations, huge or small pieces and videos to give some rythm to the exhibition.
A really cool way to spend a sunday morning!

Nectanebo II Sphinx


Here is a colossal statue of the God Hapy.
It was made of pink granite and was found underwater.


The awakening of Osiris.
Like her smiling face!


Taweret
A hippopotamus with lion paws that represent fertility. 
She swallowed the sun to give birth to the stars every evening

I thought it was a sweet and cute description ! :-D









Stela of Horus







Osiris on his funeral bed
Isis transformed into a bird has reanimated her husband, Osiris' sex enough for them to create Horus.


The Holy Bull Apis.
A image of the god Ptah.
The god Serapis was created from the fusion between Osiris and Apis.





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