I’m not a “museum person,” and this piece by my favourite travel writer Anthony Peregrine really speaks to me! But if there’s one museum I would visit again and 39 times again, it would have to be the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
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Designed in the Neoclassical style, the Egyptian Museum boasts 107 halls filled with artefacts dating from the prehistoric through the Roman periods. It houses approximately 160,000 objects covering 5,000 years of Egypt’s past.
I can never forget the Egyptian queen’s bed, covered in a heavy sheet of gold, with its legs shaped like the fore and hind legs of a lion. My guide told me that silver being more expensive in those days featured only in the linings of furniture, while the more affordable gold took centre stage! Lasting impression: Tutankhamun’s inner coffin is made from 22-carat beaten gold.
Each figurine, statuette, pillar, plate, cabinet, jewel box, and golden slipper held me captive with its craftsmanship and grandeur.
You won’t believe it! I stepped into the eerie Mummy Room, not knowing how I’d react. And let me tell you, seeing those bandaged bodies, with their matted hair and bared teeth, was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. It’s definitely a place that should be on your must-see list before you kick the bucket. Trust me, it’s an encounter you won’t forget!
And speaking of mummies at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, those crocodiles were a jaw-dropping sight indeed!
P.S.: If only my schedule allowed, I’d happily spend two days exploring this massive and mind-blowing museum!
By Shubhra Krishan
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