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Maxi is cute, Ella too. The best is me. -Berlin
And the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls...
in Alexanderplatz... The TV tower and the World Clock
All dressed up...
with somewhere groovy to go, the Neues Museum's ancient Egypt collection!
King Amenemhet . 1840-1800 BCE
and a bit of exploring on our night in the city . Brandenburger Tor . 1788 CE
no weapons or taxes for genocide
would be great
statuette of a hybrid goddess . 3100-2700 BCE
the actual Nefertiti bust is there! Sadly, no photos allowed...
but here are some other museum photos before we hit the streets again
400-200 BCE
colossal fragment (58cm tall), probably Alexander the Great . 200 BCE
1340 BCE
Akhenaten, Nefertiti and three daughters beneath a sun god . 1345 BCE
painted ceramics . 2nd century BCE . Cypress
900-800 BCE . Cypress . but could be Chaco
first half of the 2nd century BCE
statue of a squatting hawk . 1388-1351 BCE
Queen Amanitore . 1-25 CE
sarcophagus detail
papyrus . Book of the Dead . ca 1900 BCE
Tablet with inscription of foundation document of Adad-Nirari I . 1295-1263 BCE
The account ends with a curse: May the gods punish anyone who alters the wording.
Book of the Dead
sarcophagus with writing inside . ca 600 BCE
son of Horus Duamutef (with Jackal head) . 746-332 BCE
Canopic jar (for holding entrails) . 100-800 BCE
young woman with cat . 1292-1186 BCE
sculpture models . 664-250 BCE
Akhenaten . ca 1340 BCE
royals in relief . "Stroll in the Garden" . 1335 BCE
Akhenaten . 1345 BCE
gods on the red carpet . colossal statue of a goddess . 138-161 CE
goddess Sakhmet . 1360 BCE
Helios . 138-161 CE
time wounds all heels
back to the city streets . Berliner Dom . TV tower
... and adios Berlin. Till next time.
