Photos from the Quest for Immortality
Here are some photos from my visit to the special exhibition Quest for Immortality - The World of Ancient Egypt in the National Museum of Singapore. There were a number of statues showcased in the exhibition. Some of their faces looked so life-like. Could not really remember what the statues are called! Some of the statues are tiny, like this one here... There were also some smaller pieces, dedicated to beauty. This is a tiny piece, probably less than 1.5 inches in height, that was used to apply kohl to the eyes. And of course, all ladies need jewelery no matter which year you were living in. There are carvings... ...and stelae . Stalae are stone slabs with carvings for funerals. I guess they are probably like the tombstones that we know today. From the exhibition, I had a sneak peak of the Ancient Egyption's extremely elaborate burial customs . They will go through the mummification process performed by a priest, where they removed internal organs, rem