Here are the final images from my visit. It is always interesting to me to discover what element in a museum is going to capture my imagination on a random day. On this visit, I seemed to be beguiled by the relief sculptures as you may have guessed from my 2 earlier posts.

In the next several images, which I have indicated in marker on the photos, I was captivated by the depiction of moving liquid in these static Egyptian sculptures. Not sure what the precious liquid is that is being “offered” (?) in these tomb decorations, but I’d never noticed before that there is the attempt to showing wine/oil/water (?) in motion. That seems very radical to me.

More fascinating labels, again, I might remark in Munich: in English! Thank you! Bitte! I didn’t regret one moment of time taken to read these illustrious summaries.

Below, a 3 d illustration parked in the gallery floor. This museum knows how to capture the visitor’s attention with a variety of exhibition devices.

When I first saw the small scale models below, I first thought of Italian creche scenes. They are about the same size.

The next exhibit of the book of the dead was astounding. It is tremendously long and completely displayed. Remarkable.

Here are details from the displayed Book of the Dead. Note the depiction of moving liquid again, among other things.

A child’s sarcophagus. Always an arresting subject to think about.

I’ve seen the mummy portraits created once the Romans got involved with Egypt in many museums. Never have I seen the phenomenon better explained.

And never before have I seen an actual mummy with the portrait in place. Now it makes sense.

Isis holding Horus. I immediately thought of all the upcoming images of the Virgin and Child that will be produced in the Western world. Did they borrow this iconography?

3 columns of Egyptian manufacture. I was intrigued by the capitals. I thought of the succeeding Greek capital designs and wondered about influences, back and forth.

Anyone lucky enough to spend time in this museum is fortunate indeed. I filled out a card at the reception desk remarking on the superlative experience I had on this vacation day, when I had intended to just float through a museum without much engagement. They caught me and I’m the richer for it.