Osaka National Museum, Osaka (JP) 10 October 2015 - 27 December 2015
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo (JP) 7 JULY 2015 - 23 SEPTEMBER 2015
Cleopatra and the Queens of Egypt
This exhibition focuses on the major roles played by women in the history of Ancient Egypt, and presents approximately 180 works, ranging from sculptures to reliefs and jewellery.
CURATOR : Christiane Ziegler
The women who supported the pharaohs acted not only as royal mothers and wives, they also bore major responsibilities in the political and religious life of their day. At times, royal women ruled as queens, and at times, queens were deified as goddesses.
Hetepheres was the mother of the Pharaoh Khufu, renowned as the builder of the Great Pyramid. Queen Hatshepsut ruled as pharaoh after the death of her husband. The talented Queen Tiye was a commoner who married a pharaoh. And Queen Nefertiti was renowned for her unparalleled beauty and was seen as the ideal woman. Last but not least, Cleopatra (Cleopatra VII) was the last queen of Ancient Egypt.
Works on loan
1ère moitié Ier millénaire avant J.-C.
3e quart IIe millénaire avant J.-C.
2e moitié IIe millénaire avant J.-C.
2nd quart Ier millénaire avant J.-C.
3e quart IIe millénaire avant J.-C.
3e quart IIe millénaire avant J.-C.
3e quart IIe millénaire avant J.-C.
3e quart IIe millénaire avant J.-C.
3e quart IIe millénaire avant J.-C.
3e-2e quart Ier millénaire avant J.-C.
1er quart Ier millénaire avant J.-C.
VIIe - VIe siècle avant J.-C.
