Tut 6: Speaking of curses ... (Live From ...)

Tut 6: Speaking of curses ...

My camera battery died ... recharging it before heading into the exhibit ... although I can share parts of the audio tour while I'm waiting ...

Selection 1: Welcome ... thank you ... 130 priceless artifacts ... all of the objects you will see today are more than 3,000 years old. .... I am Omar Sharif ... [me: whoa, Hollywood talent!] ... enthralling journey ... glittering array of riches ... legendary ... tomb opened in 1922 ... short introductory film in the first gallery. ... your tour resumes after you exit

Selection 4: This head likely portrays Queen Nefertiti, whose beauty is legendary. ... Nefertiti's face is a masterpiece of stone carving. ...Look especially at the mouth. ..... Its full lips are carved in bold relief creating shadows that make them seem especially real.

Section 9: This beautiful wooden sculpture of the head of a cow ... decorated with paint. ... survived in nearly perfect condition, thanks in part to Egypt's dry climate ... According to ancient Egyptian religion .... lived among humankind as a king until his people turned against him ... The gods were never seen on Earth after that ... the placement of the cow head in the tomb of the Pharoah represents the wish that the king may rise into the sky each day

Posted by Peter Mucha on January 31, 2007 11:57 AM | Permalink

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Hebrew Israelite:

There are other artifacts that shows that Tut was black because they want to keep this hidden,they will not be shown.

Posted by Hebrew Israelite | January 31, 2007 5:54 PM

Posted on January 31, 2007 17:54

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