The classical period
Egypt exhibition at the Getty Art Museum in LA will run through September 9. A real spectacle with dozens and dozens of astonishing artifacts on loan from a "who's who" of famous museums around the world - all in one place. There are pieces from The Louvre, British Museum,
Berlin Museum, Kunsthistorisches Museum of
Vienna,
Vatican Museum, Pompeii, and many other prestigious
collections that you'd spend a lifetime seeing separately. You have about 2 weeks left to take in this amazing exhibition entitled 'Beyond The Nile', which is specifically about
Egypt in the Greek and
Roman periods ca 300BC to 300AD, with a few other bits that add to the historical narrative. And yes, there are some amazing coins including a unique
portrait tetradrachm of
Ptolemy VI, a
rare silver
portrait tetradrachm of
Cleopatra VII, and lots (lots !) of fantastic sculptures like the ones in the pictures below. The Getty is open 10AM to 5:30PM Tues - Thurs and until 9PM on Friday and Saturday. Closed Mondays. I went to this exhibition *twice* because there was so much to take in. One image here is a
Roman period
bust of
Isis with a
dove spread on the top of her
head and the other is a
portrait sculpture of
Ptolemy VIII with a marble
bust of
Cleopatra VII in the background. This is just a tip of the iceberg. You won't be disappointed. And admission is *free*, plus the Getty has lots and lots of other art treasures you can enjoy as well.
