Seconding what Martha said - a lot of the more famous items did stay
home (I'm still irked that the death mask is used in the promotional
material, but is not included in the exhibit), but a lot of the items
included are those that seldom leave Egypt and are in what in my
untutored mind is an astoundingly good state of preservation,
especially the furniture.
The exhibit also provides a broader context of Tut's reign, including
artifacts from his predecessors (I especially enjoyed some of
Akhenaten's artifacts that I'd only seen in books before).
I recommend going, if only to relive some of the nostalgia for the
glitzier 1970s touring exhibit (which I saw when I was 4 and still
remember parts of).
Obligatory textile/costume content: there is a statue that contains in
it's varnish the imprint of whatever textile (linen, I think) that it
was veiled with at the time of burial.
Allison T.
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> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:26:46 -0400
> From: "Martha Oser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [h-cost] Re: King Tut Exhibit
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> > On Aug 21, 2007, at 9:08 PM, Penny Ladnier wrote:
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> >> The King Tut exhibit in Philadelphia in mid Sept. Has anyone been
> >> to it? I would like to know if it is worth the trip. I was going
> >> to see the exhibit in Florida when it was there. A friend told my
> >> sister that this tour was not that good. I would like some
> >> feedback from someone who has seen it in PA, CA, or FL.
> >
> > Co-workers of mine who went to see it were disappointed, mostly (I
> > gathered) because they hadn't realized beforehand that some of the
> > most spectacular artifacts stayed home this time, such as the famous
> > gold mask.
> >
> > Reading between the lines, though, it sounded pretty interesting to
> > me as long as you go with an open mind and don't assume it's
> > necessarily designed for maximum "splash" like previous Tut exhibits.
> > (Old armchair Egyptophile speaking here.)
>
> I saw it in Chicago last year, and I agree - a lot of the "best" stuff is
> still in Egypt, including Tut's death mask. However, they had a ton of cool
> things from a wide variety of tombs. The exhibit wasn't all just King Tut -
> it actually covered more of the family situation leading up to the reign of
> King Tut, as well as his own time.
>
> Do keep an open mind, though, particularly in regards to the parts about how
> Tut "restored" the old religion after he gained the throne. Remember that
> he was only 9 or 10 years old at the time, so to my mind it's rather
> unlikely that he was doing anything without the guidance/influence/control
> of his advisors!
>
> -Martha
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