Egypt
The Louvre
- Exhibition: Gates Of Heaven
Al Ahram Weekly An article which I missed, about an exhibition at the Louvre which will be open until the end of June: Ancient Egyptian concepts of this world and the next are the focus of this spring's major exhibition at the Louvre in Paris, writes...
- Exhibition: The Louvre Presents Today - The Gates Of Heaven
Art Daily The Louvre presents today The Gates of Heaven - Visions of the World in Ancient Egypt, on view through June 29, 2009. In the ancient Egyptian language, “gates of heaven” referred to the doors on a sacred shrine holding the statue of a god....
- Exhibition: The Gates Of Heaven
Design Taxi Louvre Museum, Rue de Rivoli, Paris 6 March - 29 June 2009 In the Ancient Egyptian language “The Gates of Heaven” meant the doors of a sanctuary housing the statue of a divinity. Symbolizing the passageway into the afterworld this expression...
- False Doors Found In Beni Suef
Egypt State Information Service The Supreme Council of Antiquities announced on 22/2/2008 that the Spanish archaeologists have unearthed three stone gates dating back to the first transition era (2191-2040 BC) in Ihnasia, Beni Sweif Governorate. Zahi...
- Inside The Step Pyramid
Dr. Hawass talks about his restoration of the monument and what it means to him. http://drhawass.com/blog/video-exploring-step-pyramid-ancient-egypts-stairway-heaven...
Egypt
Online: The Gates of Heaven. Visions of the World in Ancient Egypt. Mini Site.
The Louvre
For the ancient Egyptians, the expression "the Gates of Heaven" referred both to the passageway into the afterlife, and to certain everyday objects. The exhibition entitled "The Gates of Heaven. Visions of the World in Ancient Egypt" features some 350 artifacts dating from the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period which it endeavors to place in their social, religious, and artistic context.
- Exhibition: Gates Of Heaven
Al Ahram Weekly An article which I missed, about an exhibition at the Louvre which will be open until the end of June: Ancient Egyptian concepts of this world and the next are the focus of this spring's major exhibition at the Louvre in Paris, writes...
- Exhibition: The Louvre Presents Today - The Gates Of Heaven
Art Daily The Louvre presents today The Gates of Heaven - Visions of the World in Ancient Egypt, on view through June 29, 2009. In the ancient Egyptian language, “gates of heaven” referred to the doors on a sacred shrine holding the statue of a god....
- Exhibition: The Gates Of Heaven
Design Taxi Louvre Museum, Rue de Rivoli, Paris 6 March - 29 June 2009 In the Ancient Egyptian language “The Gates of Heaven” meant the doors of a sanctuary housing the statue of a divinity. Symbolizing the passageway into the afterworld this expression...
- False Doors Found In Beni Suef
Egypt State Information Service The Supreme Council of Antiquities announced on 22/2/2008 that the Spanish archaeologists have unearthed three stone gates dating back to the first transition era (2191-2040 BC) in Ihnasia, Beni Sweif Governorate. Zahi...
- Inside The Step Pyramid
Dr. Hawass talks about his restoration of the monument and what it means to him. http://drhawass.com/blog/video-exploring-step-pyramid-ancient-egypts-stairway-heaven...