multimedia guide to the ancient world, named after Cleopatra VII. From Art Institute of Chicago.
Today's tour of ancient Egyptian art takes us to museums all around the world. We'll be stopping in London, Detroit, Seattle, Paris and New York. Sorry – no frequent flyer miles will be rewarded.
"Board games were very common in ancient Egypt and people from all levels of society played them.
"For over three thousand years the Egyptians adhered to a prescribed set of rules as to how a work of art in three dimensions should be presented.
"Religion was an omnipresent element in the Egyptian world, and art that expressed the tenets of this religion flourished.
To begin your tour, enter The Exhibition, where you'll be presented with a time line.
"The collection of ancient Egyptian art at the Metropolitan Museum ranks among the finest outside Cairo.
