Antiquities Exhibits

Throughout the mid-Eighteenth Dynasty, a small group of potters, perhaps members of a single workshop, fashioned charming vessels in human and animal forms. They shaped the two halves of each container in open molds and joined the pieces along the sides. Complex details such as arms were created by hand and applied to the molded pieces. The potters then covered the vessel with a red slip (a mixture of clay and water) and polished the surface. This example depicts a servant woman carrying a small dog, perhaps the honored pet of her master or mistress. - Brooklyn Museum Note: I wonder what aspect of the figure points to the woman being a servant? (I'm not as familiar with Egyptian art as Roman art!) Image: Figure Vase of Woman Holding A Dog, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1479-1353 BCE that I photographed at the Brooklyn Museum.

One of the most remarkable paintings to survive from ancient Egypt, this depiction of the noblewoman Tjepu came from a tomb built for her son Nebamun and a man named lpuky.  Egyptian artists usually did not depict individuals as they truly looked, but rather as eternally youthful, lavishly dressed, and in an attitude of repose.  Tjepu was about forty years old when this painting was executed, but she is shown in what was the height of youthful fashion during the reign of Amunhotep III: a perfumed cone on her heavy wig, a delicate side tress, and a semitransparent, fringed linen dress. - Brooklyn Museum  Image: Portrait of the noblewoman Lady Tjepu, painted gesso on limestone, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amunhotep III (1390-1352 BCE) from tomb no. 181 at Thebes that I photographed at the Brooklyn Museum.

Museum of Archeological Models of King Tutankhamun now open in Curitiba, Brazil.  This museum contains archaeological models purchased from the workshops of the Ministry of Antiquities in Egypt that reflect the story of the golden pharaoh Tutankhamun. Models in the exhibit include military wheels, the king's throne, and canopic jars. This is in addition to many photographs and films showing the history of the monuments displayed. the new museum  was established by the Rosicrucian Society. The Society also operates the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, California. The city of Curitiba has renamed its main square to King Akhenaten and a ram road and huge obelisk were constructed next to the museum. Image: Reconstructied throne of King Tutankhamun photographed at the Discovery of King Tut exhibit at the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon.

Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs opening February 15 at the Cincinnati Museum Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. This sprawling 15,000-square-foot exhibit takes visitors through an immersive experience of the lives of ancient Egyptians — from queen to commoner. On view are artifacts of personal and public import, from jewelry to burial tombs and religious items. Through educational displays, visitors will learn about such things as religious c eremonies, the complex irrigation systems along the Nile, and the architectural designs of ancient pyramids. One impressive centerpiece of the Egypt exhibit is the Sphinx head of Queen Hatshepsut. An important figure in ancient history, Queen Hatshepsut was the longest-ruling female pharaoh. She is one of a handful of pharaohs featured in the exhibit. Visitors will also see a large cast of battle relief of Pharaoh Seti I from the temple of Karnak in Egypt. In addition to the ancient artifacts, the exhibition also features more than 20 interactive media sta...

Ancient Egypt Rediscovered. Ongoing. At the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburg, Scotland. This new gallery showcases the depth and breadth of the National Museums' Ancient Egypt collection that originated with the first Egyptian objects added in 1819. Highlights will include the Qurna burial, the only intact royal burial group outside of Egypt, a gold ring said to have belonged to Queen Nefertiti and a unique double coffi n of two half-brothers, Petamun and Penhorpabik. The gallery is also planned to house the only white limestone casing stone from the Great Pyramid of Giza outside of Egypt that was discovered in a rubble heap by British engineer Waynman Dixon in 1872. Pendant of gold depicting an “upside-down catfish”, with an unknown core (possibly copper alloy) and a ring for suspension in its mouth: Ancient Egyptian, excavated by Petrie in Tomb 72 in Harageh Cemetery A, Late Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, c.1862-1750 BCE . Box of cedar wood with ebony vene...

King Tut: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh at the California Science Center in Los Angeles until January 2019 Miniature coffinette that held some of King Tut's internal organs. New Kingdom Period. 18th dynasty. Egypt. Image courtesy of the exhibit sponsors. Visitors will see many items the Boy King himself used in life and in death, including: golden jewellery, elaborate carvings, sculptures, and ritual antiquities. It includes treasures like the Wooden Guardian Statue of the King, a dramatic, life-size statue of Tutankhamun that marks his passage from the dark night of the Netherworld to his rebirth at dawn, and a Gilded Wooden Bed. The exhibition will feature nine distinct experiential galleries and an array of 3D visuals, digital content, 360-degree theatrical manifestations, custom soundscapes and more in an engaging, audio-guided tour.