Exhibition catalog from Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Bunkamura The Museum, Sendai City Museum, Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Fukuoka City Museum, and Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art from 2020-2022. 208 pages. Fold-out cover. 29 x 22.5 cm. Product details ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09ZTP3WZH Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tokyo Shimbun (January 1, 2020) ーーーーーThe following is transcribed from the museum's website at the timeーーーーー Selected from the National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden (Netherlands), which boasts one of the world's leading Egyptian collections, approximately 250 items including mummies, coffins, stelae, statues, and ornaments are introduced, showcasing the charm of ancient Egypt with its unique worldview and aesthetic sense. July 10, 2022 (Sun) - August 21, 2022 (Sun) Overview Ancient Egyptian civilization, nurtured by the great Nile River, spanned over 3,000 years. Many dynasties shone with splendor, and a unique culture of magnificence and richness bloomed. People who desired eternal life in the afterlife dedicated magnificent mummy coffins, inscribed stelae and writings in hieroglyphs, magical ornaments and figurines, and statues of gods to their tombs and temples. These unique creations convey the world of ancient Egyptian beauty and mystery, captivating us. This exhibition introduces new charms of ancient Egypt from various angles, featuring approximately 250 selected items, including human and animal mummies, from the collection of the National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden, in the Netherlands, which boasts one of the world's leading Egyptian collections. ーーーーーEnd of transcriptionーーーーーー Thank you for looking. (Management tag: 6:1:14:1)