Head of a royal statue, probably Pharaohs Nectanebo I​ or Nectanebo II <br/> findspot unknown, probably Egypt <br/> probably 30th Dynasty, about 380–343 BCE <br/> greywacke​ <br/> H 39cm, W 30cm, D 31cm​ <br/> British Museum, London <br/> EA97<br/> © The Trustees of the British Museum

Introducing Pharaoh

Sat 27 Jul, 1pm

Head of a royal statue, probably Pharaohs Nectanebo I​ or Nectanebo II <br/> findspot unknown, probably Egypt <br/> probably 30th Dynasty, about 380–343 BCE <br/> greywacke​ <br/> H 39cm, W 30cm, D 31cm​ <br/> British Museum, London <br/> EA97<br/> © The Trustees of the British Museum
Past program

NGV International

Clemenger BBDO Auditorium
Ground Level

Hearing loops and accessible seating are available.

Join NGV Educator, Johanna Petkov for an introductory talk on Pharaoh, the 2024 NGV Melbourne Winter Masterpieces® exhibition that celebrates three thousand years of ancient Egyptian art and culture.

Through more than 500 objects, including monumental sculpture, architecture, temple statuary, exquisite jewellery, papyri, coffins and a rich array of funerary objects, Pharaoh explores the phenomenon of those all-powerful kings claiming a divine origin.

Delve into the themes behind the carefully curated selection of exceptional pieces in this special introductory talk, and be guided through the realities, mythologies and iconographies of kingship in ancient Egypt.

Speaker
Johanna Petkov, Educator, Learning, NGV

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