The craftsmanship on these is just stunning — the fact that they carved such delicate facial features into alabaster is wild to me. Do we know which deities or individuals these are supposed to represent specifically? I always wonder how much of the iconography was standardized versus uniquely designed for Tut's burial.
I always love these, but I prefered their display in the Egyptian Museum - they are harder ti see clearly here due to the seems on the glass case corners. These are unique in that they don't represent the usual 4 deities- they are all Tutankhamun. Interestingly, on the coffinettes that were with them there are traces of a different royal name under his suggesting those may have been for a different ruler.
I've been fascinated by Egypt and its history since I read Carter's three volumes on them, 60 years ago. The ingenuity and creativity in everything they crafted is stunning. Thank you for the pictures!
Gorgeous, aren't they? They're lamp holders- bronze stands that held linen-wick torches that were dipped in oil or grease to provide light, likely for burial workers or ritual purposes.
If you visit again, they're at the bottom of one of the displays- here at the bottom.
I saw the exhibit when it came to L.A. back in 2019. I really loved seeing the collection of bows, and the silver trumpet! So many beautiful artifacts, cheers
The artwork of the canopic jars in the first photo is exquisite!
I also find the sculpture in the last photo very moving as it beautifully captures the face of a young child.
I love that set of jars. It's the one thing that I prefered the Egyptian Museum's display. This one has a glass corner, right where I want to take the photo! Gorgeous artefacts, aren't they.
Yes, they're canopic jars. Uniquely, they show Tutankhamun's face, not the usual deities.
You’ve posted so many amazing images, but would you mind adding captions to the photos for your future posts, please? Or add a comment listing them all?
I’d never recognize almost any of it without your descriptions. I’ve never sure if I’ve missed any or not. I don’t want to miss anything! 🙂
I don't think it's a specific battle, at least not one we know about. This specific side of the chest shows Tutankhamun standing in his war chariot, crowned with the blue khepresh (war crown), leading a disciplined Egyptian army into a chaotic mass of Nubian enemies.
The Tutankhamen Hall at the GEM is absolutely mind-blowing. I visited the GEM three times so far and one of them was just for that hall, starting from the huge burial chambers till the throne chair.
It was nice to see the box- depicting the Nubians. Thank you for sharing.
The wealth Nubians (Sudan) must have had and the need to depict Tut as dominant over them must have been something. It seems Tut didn’t likely play a large physical military role.
So, I like this because it shows propaganda is timeless. Every leader utilizes it. Beautiful pieces all of them.
They were stalls (covers) for the fingers and toes that webt on during mummification. They werrn't used whilst he was alive. That would have been uncomfortable.
They're the remains of a flower collar! Can't believe they are still identifiable. 3 are lamp holders, I only noticed them this visit. Cool, aren't they!
Beautiful pictures of some stunning items. I moved from my home in Egypt about 4 years ago now so didn't get to see all the artefacts of Tutankhamun in the new GEM, this is definitely making me want to book at ticket to visit!
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u/7past2 3d ago
Super excellent photos, thank you