Egypt
Though this article is on a show of art in general from the collection of the Metropolitan museum of art I put it here because it talks about the Norbert Schimmel collection of Amarna period talatats.
Schimmel acquired dozens of these wonderful sculpted blocks and donated to the Met a couple of dozen. Unfortunately the underground storage area in Egypt where the talatats were stored had been broken into many years ago with hundreds of such panels stolen.
Dr. Hawass has not yet to my knowledge asked for them back but will he?
The above picture are of talatats from the Gem paaten at Karnak and not the talatats in concern.
http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/hoving/hoving10-30-08.asp
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Cyril Aldred The Brooklyn Museum The Viking Press 1973 SBN 670-11139-2 U.S.A. This 1973 book is by the late Egyptologist Cyril Aldred for the Brooklyn museums 150 year anniversary. Though I must say the late Mr. Aldred,s last book I read was his 1968...
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Egypt
A Wonderful Collection
Though this article is on a show of art in general from the collection of the Metropolitan museum of art I put it here because it talks about the Norbert Schimmel collection of Amarna period talatats.
Schimmel acquired dozens of these wonderful sculpted blocks and donated to the Met a couple of dozen. Unfortunately the underground storage area in Egypt where the talatats were stored had been broken into many years ago with hundreds of such panels stolen.
Dr. Hawass has not yet to my knowledge asked for them back but will he?
The above picture are of talatats from the Gem paaten at Karnak and not the talatats in concern.
http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/hoving/hoving10-30-08.asp
- Feature: The 10 Most Important Egyptian Objects Outside Egypt
Egyptians blog (lovely Tim Reid) Tim has helpfully assembled a list of Egyptian artefacts which are not in Egypt's hands but are of considerable importance. Very topical at the moment, of course. This is a list of the most important Egyptian artifacts...
- The Grand Acquisitor
ArtNet (Thomas Hoving) It is impossible to give a flavour of this article by pulling out a few paragraphs from it, but here goes with a couple of extracts. Do go and read the entire thing if you want to find out what it's all about! Thomas Hoving...
- The Ten Most Important Egyptian Objects Outside Egypt
This is a list of the most important Egyptian artifacts not the property of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. Though there are certainly more contenders for the list including perhaps the gold headdress of a wife of Thutmosis III in...
- Akhenaten And Nefertiti
Cyril Aldred The Brooklyn Museum The Viking Press 1973 SBN 670-11139-2 U.S.A. This 1973 book is by the late Egyptologist Cyril Aldred for the Brooklyn museums 150 year anniversary. Though I must say the late Mr. Aldred,s last book I read was his 1968...
- Dr. Hawass Will Say Anything
...