Whether by its representation techniques or iconography, they have been attracted to, fascinated and inspired by Egyptian art for more than 2,000 years.

Halfway between animal, human, plant or animated object, hybrids are to be found in many civilisations. What is the intellectual and/or artistic thinking behind the creation of these figures?

Mariemont’s Egyptian antiquities collection has come together in different ways over time. Raoul Warocqué’s aim was to collect specific types of Egyptian objects but successive curators have attempted to fill what they deemed to be the gaps he left behind