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      March 22, 2019

      Friday   6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

      3716 Washington Boulevard
      Saint Louis, Missouri 63108

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      Opening Reception for Striking Power: Iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt

      Celebrate the opening of Striking Power: Iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt, the first exhibition to explore the history of iconoclasm in relation to ancient Egyptian art. With nearly forty masterpieces on loan from the renowned collection of the Brooklyn Museum, Striking Power will examine widespread campaigns of targeted destruction driven by political and religious motivations. Focusing on the legacies of pharaohs Hatshepsut (reigned ca. 1478–1458 BCE) and Akhenaten (reigned ca. 1353–1336 BCE), as well as the destruction of objects in late Antiquity, the exhibition will pair damaged works, from fragmented heads to altered inscriptions, with undamaged examples.

      Akhenaten and His Daughter Offering to the Aten
      New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Amarna Period, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353-1336 BCE
      Made for a temple in Hermopolis Magna, Egypt
      Limestone, pigment, 8 15/16 × 20 5/16 × 1 1/4 inches (22.7 × 51.6 × 3.2 cm)
      Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 60.197.6.
      Photo: Brooklyn Museum

      Cost: Free -

      Categories: Museums & Attractions | Politics & Activism | Religion & Spirituality

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