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Egypt: Faith after the Pharaohs

October 29 – February 7, 2016

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Presented by British Museum

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The exhibition begins when Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire, and continues until the rule of the Islamic Fatimid dynasty came to an end. These remarkable objects have been uniquely preserved in Egypt’s arid climate, and many have never been on display before.

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The Meroë Head of Augustus, c. 27 BC -25 BC

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Standing figure of the Roman god Horus, wearing Roman military costume, 1st-2nd century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Bust of Germanicus, great-nephew of Augustus with a Christian cross carved onto the forhead, c. 14-20 AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Ivory pyxis box depicting Daniel with arms raised in prayer is flanked by two lions, 5th or early 6th century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Egypt, probably Cairo

Marble relief from a funerary monument with Arabic inscription, later reused as a grave stela in AD 966-67, 10th century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Gravestone of 'Abraham, the perfected monk', 7th century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

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Codex Sinaiticus, open at John chapter 5 verse 6 - chapter 6 verse 23, New Testament volume

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Seated figure of the Roman god Horus, wearing Roman military costume, 1st-2nd century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Oil lamp carved with a Jewish menorah, 3rd-4th century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

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Solomon Schechter at his desk in Cambridge about 1898, working with documents from the Cairo Genizah from the Ben Ezra synagogue., Late 19th century

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

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The Meroë Head of Augustus, c. 27 BC -25 BC

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Standing figure of the Roman god Horus, wearing Roman military costume, 1st-2nd century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Bust of Germanicus, great-nephew of Augustus with a Christian cross carved onto the forhead, c. 14-20 AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Ivory pyxis box depicting Daniel with arms raised in prayer is flanked by two lions, 5th or early 6th century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Egypt, probably Cairo

Marble relief from a funerary monument with Arabic inscription, later reused as a grave stela in AD 966-67, 10th century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Gravestone of 'Abraham, the perfected monk', 7th century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Artist Unavailable

Codex Sinaiticus, open at John chapter 5 verse 6 - chapter 6 verse 23, New Testament volume

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Seated figure of the Roman god Horus, wearing Roman military costume, 1st-2nd century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Oil lamp carved with a Jewish menorah, 3rd-4th century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Artist Unavailable

Solomon Schechter at his desk in Cambridge about 1898, working with documents from the Cairo Genizah from the Ben Ezra synagogue., Late 19th century

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

The Meroë Head of Augustus, c. 27 BC -25 BC

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Artist Unavailable

Codex Sinaiticus, open at John chapter 5 verse 6 - chapter 6 verse 23, New Testament volume

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Oil lamp carved with a Jewish menorah, 3rd-4th century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Egypt, probably Cairo

Marble relief from a funerary monument with Arabic inscription, later reused as a grave stela in AD 966-67, 10th century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Gravestone of 'Abraham, the perfected monk', 7th century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Seated figure of the Roman god Horus, wearing Roman military costume, 1st-2nd century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Ivory pyxis box depicting Daniel with arms raised in prayer is flanked by two lions, 5th or early 6th century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Standing figure of the Roman god Horus, wearing Roman military costume, 1st-2nd century AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Bust of Germanicus, great-nephew of Augustus with a Christian cross carved onto the forhead, c. 14-20 AD

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

Artist Unavailable

Solomon Schechter at his desk in Cambridge about 1898, working with documents from the Cairo Genizah from the Ben Ezra synagogue., Late 19th century

"Egypt: faith after the pharaohs" at British Museum, London

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