Yesterday we went to see the Pharoah exhibition at National Gallery of Victoria. The exhibition was from the British Museum which we had visited about 8 years ago. The British Miseum had the largest Eygptian antiquities and they were very impressive. If you ignore how they were acquired..
The exhibition has a few notable pieces. For me, the one that stood out were 10 statues of Sekhmet, a blood thirsty goddess (she likes beer too), daughter of the sun god Ra.
There was a large collection of jewellery as well. One of the plaques refer to a heart pendant and I was looking for a love heart in the display case thinking how cool it was that the love heart had existed since 900 BC. Only to find that it was a pendant of a heart, the organ in our body. They wore these type of jewellery to protect the corresponding body parts.
For lunch, we went to Fortune Alley on Flinders St. $14.80 for 2 dishes on rice or noodles or $16.80 for 3 dishes on rice or noodles. I ordered a small combo but there was 15% public holiday surcharge and a 2% card surcharge so ended up paying $17.35 for food from a bain marie. Should have gone to McDonald's!
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