30 May 2023
We are starting registrations for the fifth activity within the museum education project carried out in partnership with the Association HaiHui between words: "The 12 papyri. From Life to Immortality in Ancient Egypt". The theme of the activity is: "the amulets" – cult and magic”.
We meet on Tuesday, May 30, at 15 p.m. in the space related to the "Gods and Mortals in Ancient Egypt" Exhibition (XNUMXst floor).
The team made up of Monica Bodea (museographer) and Luminița Bratu (teacher. primary teacher) will welcome you with stories, history and ....as usual with surprises!
Appointments: 0745392935 Monica; 0748989347 Luminita.
Available places: 15 (the activities are aimed at children aged between 6 and 10).
"Amulets" – cult and magic.
Fashionable since ancient times, ancient Egyptian amulets and talismans have fascinated with their shape, color and symbol.
The Djed Pillar is an amulet made of glazed fired clay. It symbolizes the reconstruction of the spine and the restoration of the body of Osiris. The artifact, of great importance in religious services, is the emblematic sign of the annual Tat completion ceremony, a ceremony commemorating the death and resurrection of Osiris. The four inscribed lines represent both the cardinal points and the four elements: air, water, fire and earth. It has the role of protection against enemies but also of attracting good auspiciousness for stability and preservation of power. Placed around the neck of the deceased, it has the role of protecting them on their journey through the underworld.
A stone amulet represents a Tilapia fish. Due to the way of reproduction by laying eggs in the mouth, the tilapia fish symbolized for the ancient Egyptians the renewal of life, the spontaneous regeneration. The wearer of this type of amulet could hope to assimilate the qualities and traits that the fish had. In tombs, fish amulets were sometimes deposited as a substitute for food, but tilapia guaranteed rebirth. These perforated amulets are also often sewn onto the textile bandages of the mummies.
