The Sun-kissed Icons of Amarna (& Barnsley)
Flaming June! With the ongoing heatwave about to give way to a new month, the new blog kicks off with a suitably red-toned summery image of Barnsley’s iconic Town Hall, venue for our ‘Cleopatra & the Queens of Egypt’ exhibition. Created by super-talented local artist David Grant (@davidgrantartist2026), his striking image entitled ‘Barnsley Icons’ also features four Barnsley-born people crossing in front: best-selling author Milly Johnson, followed by Kes himself the actor Da
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THE BEAUTY, THE BEAST & HATSHEPSUT’S GRANDMOTHER
‘Cleopatra & the Queens’ display case no.2 (© ImmortalEgypt) Despite the fairy-tale like title of this month’s blog, the contents are pure ancient Egypt as we unpack the second display in our ‘Cleopatra & the Queens’ exhibition. And with its contents linking back to the Pyramid Age (in last month’s blog https://www.immortalegypt.co.uk/post/the-goddess-of-creation-history-s-first-queens-the-power-of-regalia), they also look forward almost 2,000 years when influencing Cleopatra
May 298 min read
THE GODDESS OF CREATION, HISTORY’S FIRST QUEENS & THE POWER OF REGALIA
Jo at the Timeline of Queens (© Barnsley Council) With spring having finally arrived and new life emerging all over, it seems timely to return to the beginning of creation ancient Egyptian-style, when the primeval waters gave way to reveal Neith the great creator who gave birth to the very sun itself. As one of the key figures in our new exhibition ‘Cleopatra and the Queens of Egypt’, Neith is the first of five female deities presiding over our unfolding story of Egypt’s fema
Apr 1910 min read
