A further theme room has been added to the unique FlourWorld Museum in Wittenburg (Mecklenburg-West Pomerania): 'Gods of Grain' leads visitors into the ancient world of deities and harvest rites.
From the earliest days of agriculture, they have been said to guarantee rich harvests. The exhibition traces the significance of grain from the myths of the early advanced civilizations to the monotheistic world religions.
A proud feature of the collection is a two-thousand-year old corn mummy, that allows an insight into the realm of the ancient Egyptian gods. It is a loan from the Austrian businessman and bread expert Peter Augendopler, the founder of the 'Paneum' – House of Bread – in Asten near Linz.
In the centre of the new theme room 'Gods of Grain' is the little corn mummy, still in its well-preserved sarcophagus in which it was to be buried over 2,000 years ago. It is a falcon-headed representation of Sokar and Osiris, the gods of the dead. Moulded out of silt from the Nile, with grains of barley and emmer, the mummy stands for the germinating power of corn and the principle of life itself. As a burial gift, this power was said to have a magical effect on the soul of the deceased. Although there were once countless corn mummies of this kind, fewer than two hundred examples of an Osiris-Sokar sarcophagus are now preserved worldwide.
Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.
From the earliest days of agriculture, they have been said to guarantee rich harvests. The exhibition traces the significance of grain from the myths of the early advanced civilizations to the monotheistic world religions.
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| In the centre of new theme room 'Gods of Grain' stands the little corn mummy, still in its well-preserved sarcophagus in which it was to be buried over 2,000 years ago. It is a falcon-headed representation of Sokar and Osiris, the gods of the dead. Image credit: ©Mühlenchemie/Thorsten Scherz |
A proud feature of the collection is a two-thousand-year old corn mummy, that allows an insight into the realm of the ancient Egyptian gods. It is a loan from the Austrian businessman and bread expert Peter Augendopler, the founder of the 'Paneum' – House of Bread – in Asten near Linz.
In the centre of the new theme room 'Gods of Grain' is the little corn mummy, still in its well-preserved sarcophagus in which it was to be buried over 2,000 years ago. It is a falcon-headed representation of Sokar and Osiris, the gods of the dead. Moulded out of silt from the Nile, with grains of barley and emmer, the mummy stands for the germinating power of corn and the principle of life itself. As a burial gift, this power was said to have a magical effect on the soul of the deceased. Although there were once countless corn mummies of this kind, fewer than two hundred examples of an Osiris-Sokar sarcophagus are now preserved worldwide.
Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.
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