A few days ago, Miss Moto and I visited the British Museum in London. We thoroughly enjoyed the trip, as we have a mutual interest in Ancient Egypt. Look at some of the lovely objects we were able to see and be inspired!
Observe, the Rosetta stone, the object which first allowed investigators to understand hieroglyphs because it contains writing in Greek and two Egyptian scripts. Originally, it was found by during Napoleon's expedition of Egypt, but it was subsequently taken by the British, when they won the war in 1815.
Although I am unsure about what the provenance of this statue is, I do remember that the paint on it is the original and survives in remarkable quantity all over the statue. Not bad for 3000 year old workmanship.
Finally, an elegant mummy, which reminds us all why the Egyptians are so renowned for craftsmanship. This elegant example shows what, I believe, is an example of a fairly late mummy (IE from the 20th dynasty). Surprisingly life like is n't it? And so elegant, the Egyptians really understood form.
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