WAMCAES publishes a newsletter [free to members]
WAMCAES holds public lectures by visiting & local Egyptologists [charges apply]
WAMCAES offers occasional classes on aspects of ancient Egypt [charges apply]

WAMCAES aims to:
• raise money to support Western Australian Museum research, exhibitions and purchases of ancient Egyptian specimens for the collections and books for research
• make it easier for Western Australians to access information about ancient Egypt

Our logo represents the earth god Aker, shown here as two lions sitting back to back. One lion faces west where the sun sets and begins its nightly journey through the underworld; the other faces east towards the rising sun and the new day. These two lions guard the entrance to and exit from the underworld, and were closely associated with the journey of the sun through the underworld. Chris Bryant’s drawing is based on a depiction of Aker in the 19th Dynasty Book of the Dead of Ani, a papyrus in the British Museum. The Western Australian Museum’s rare book collection includes an 1890s publication of this papyrus.

RIGHT: Faience ushabtis from the 26th or 27th Dynasty tomb of Iuffa at Abusir.

PHOTO: GAE CALLENDER