Egypt
New York Times (Karen Rosenberg)
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- Iranian Students To Study Egyptian Style Artifacts
Press TV A team of Iranian archeologists, lead by Sepideh Ghaheri, a masters Egyptology student at Lyon University of France, have returned to Iran to examine the National Museum's Egyptian style artifacts that have yet to be studied properly. Artifacts...
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- Exhibition: More Re Gifts From The Gods
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- New Book: Gifts For The Gods
Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art has released a new book to accompany its Gift for the Gods exhibtion on metalwork in ancient Egypt, about which I posted yesterday: Edited by Marsha Hill and Deborah Schorsch. Published in conjunction...
- Q&a About The Tutankhamun Exhibition
http://nymag.com/arts/art/features/30897/ A sort of Frequently Asked Questions listing from the New York Times about the Tutankhamun exhibition including why it is not going to New York and what sort of offering the exhibition actually is: "It’s atypical...
Egypt
Exhibition: Gifts for the Gods (metalwork)
New York Times (Karen Rosenberg)
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In ancient Egypt, stone sculpture was the stuff of intimidation: regal, public, unyielding. A stone statue could be smashed, but it could never be reincarnated. Metal, though, is malleable, unstable. A metal statue could be melted down and re-formed as a weapon or a pair of earrings; it could slowly change color over the years.Organized by Marsha Hill, the Met’s curator of Egyptian art, “Gifts for the Gods: Images From Egyptian Temples” brings small metal statuary out of the shadow cast by more familiar and monumental works in stone. It includes loans from the Louvre, the British Museum and the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. Most of the works date from the Third Intermediate Period (1070-664 B.C.), when the kingdom was fragmented politically but the temples flourished.
All are unique objects; unlike the Greeks, Egyptians used a direct lost-wax casting process that destroyed the mold during production. Intimately scaled, expressive and heavily ornamented, these statues are likely to change your perspective on Egyptian art even with mummies and the Temple of Dendur only a few steps away.
See the above page for the full story and two excellent photographs.
- Iranian Students To Study Egyptian Style Artifacts
Press TV A team of Iranian archeologists, lead by Sepideh Ghaheri, a masters Egyptology student at Lyon University of France, have returned to Iran to examine the National Museum's Egyptian style artifacts that have yet to be studied properly. Artifacts...
- Exhibition: Gianadda Presents Egyptian Offerings
Tribune de Geneve Ancient artwork gathered at Martigny’s Gianadda Foundation reflects the complex relationships maintained between men and their deities thousands of years ago. Offrandes aux Dieux d’Egypte (Offerings to the Egyptian Gods), the latest...
- Exhibition: More Re Gifts From The Gods
WCBSTV In harmony with their gods. Ancient Egyptians were true believers, creating statuaries of gold and bronze fit for the temples of nobles and royals. Experts like Curator Marsha Hill are still trying to understand and unlock the mysteries surrounding...
- New Book: Gifts For The Gods
Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art has released a new book to accompany its Gift for the Gods exhibtion on metalwork in ancient Egypt, about which I posted yesterday: Edited by Marsha Hill and Deborah Schorsch. Published in conjunction...
- Q&a About The Tutankhamun Exhibition
http://nymag.com/arts/art/features/30897/ A sort of Frequently Asked Questions listing from the New York Times about the Tutankhamun exhibition including why it is not going to New York and what sort of offering the exhibition actually is: "It’s atypical...