| ISBN |
9781921953552 |
| Title |
Discovering ancient Egypt : collections from the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities / Rijksmuseum van Oudheden ; presenting partners: Western Australian Museum, National Museum of Australia, Queensland Museum Network, Queensland Government. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Canberra, ACT : National Museum of Australia Press, 2023. |
| ©2023 |
| Description |
205 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour portraits ; 29 cm. |
| Note |
Catalogue text: Dr Lara Weiss and Dr Daniel Soliman, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden; Professor Tomoaki Nakano, Chubu University. |
| First published June 2023 by National Museum of Australia Press. This edition published November 2023. |
| Published to accompany the exhibition of the same title, Western Australian Museum, Perth, 9 June to 8 October 2023; National Museum of Australia, Canberra, 14 December 2023 to 8 September 2024; Queensland Museum Network, Brisbane, 25 October 2024 to 5 May 2025. |
| Illustrated endpapers. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Forewords / Wim Weijland, Mathew Trinca, Alec Coles, Jim Thompson -- Photo essay -- Saqqara reflections : A portrait of the Egyptian archaeological workforce at the Leiden-Turin dig site in Saqqara -- Essays -- Biography of a collection : The Egyptian and Nubian Collection at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities / Lara Weiss -- Digging deep : Recent archaeological research and excavations in Saqqara / Lara Weiss, with Ashraquet Bastawrous, Fatma Kashk, Servaas Neijens -- If objects could talk : Using new technology and research methods to interrogate and care for the Egyptian and Nubian Collection / Helbertijn Krudop -- A curious captivation : Ancient Egypt through an Australian lens / Malcolm Choat -- The exhibition -- Discovering ancient Egypt -- Egypt through time -- Exploring ancient Egypt -- Translating a complex language -- An intact tomb -- Permission to excavate -- Monuments at risk -- An ancient necropolis -- Understanding past lives -- Objects of daily life -- Extraordinary adornment -- Divine intervention -- Journey to the afterlife -- Book of the Dead -- Providing for the dead -- A magical hereafter -- Transforming the body -- Further reading -- Acknowledgements -- Index. |
| Summary |
"The rich cultural heritage of ancient Egypt is entwined with the development of European museology. 'Discovering ancient Egypt' explores this complex relationship through more than 200 objects chosen from the renowned Egyptian and Nubian Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities, in Leiden, the Netherlands. An array of funerary objects and tools, including intricately decorated coffins and extracts from the Book of the Dead, reveal beliefs in an everlasting afterlife; while everyday objects, from ceramic vessels to games and lamps, illuminate a range of lived experiences. These objects are framed by reflections on the history of the Leiden museum and insights into contemporary Egyptology, from the latest scientific research and collaborations with Egyptian people, to understanding the reception of this ancient world in Australia."--Back cover. |
| Language |
Text in English ; photo essay quotes with parallel text in Arabic. |
| Exhibitions note |
Exhibition catalogue: from 9 June 2023 to 5 May 2025, at various locations |
| Subjects |
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden |
| Rijksmuseum (Netherlands) |
| Egypt -- Antiquities -- Exhibitions |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Weiss, Lara (writer of catalogue text) |
| Other Corporate Bodies |
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden |
| Western Australian Museum (host institution) |
| National Museum of Australia (host institution) (issuing body) |
| Queensland Museum Network (host institution) |
| Call number |
NMA G 2023 |
| NMA 2023 |
