MoAW Weekly Spotlight - 18th Dynasty Individuals of Nobility

February 12, 2021

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TUTANKHAMUN: Wonderful Things

18th Dynasty Individuals of Nobility

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“...as my eyes grew accustomed to the light, details of the room within emerged slowly from the mist, strange animals, statues, and gold - everywhere the glint of gold. For the moment - an eternity it must have seemed to the others standing by - I was struck dumb with amazement, and when Lord Carnarvon, unable to stand the suspense any longer, inquired anxiously, 'Can you see anything?' it was all I could do to get out the words, 'Yes, wonderful things.”― Howard Carter, The Tomb of Tutankhamen

TUTANKHAMUN:

Wonderful Things

Treasures From The

Pharaoh's Tomb

From the artisans of the Pharaonic Village in Egypt, this dazzling collection of reproductions of Tutankhamun’s legendary treasures recreates the richest archaeological find of all time.

You'll see 124 replicas of the Pharaoh’s sacred and personal possessions (including his magnificent state chariot, golden shrines, beds, thrones, jewelry, spectacular funerary mask, and royal mummy) along with associated artifacts from the period surrounding Tutankhamun’s reign that reconstruct both the historic discovery of the tomb by Howard Carter in 1922 and the life and times of Egypt’s celebrated boy king.

An innocent puppet ruler, Tutankhamun was caught in the midst of a dangerous and profound political, spiritual, and artistic revolution against the entire pantheon of ancient Egyptian gods by the first monotheistic religious cult in history. The pharaoh’s much overlooked African heritage is explored, along with the religious magic of the sacred objects, and the infamous curse of Tutankhamun.

This classic exhibition vividly brings to life the enigmatic opulent age of 18th Dynasty Egypt, presented in five areas of display beginning with an introduction to Ancient Egypt with a focus on Akhenaten and Nefertiti and the archaeological discovery of the Canopic and Anubis shrines flanked by the twin Ka statutes, which provoked the now famous, “What do you see? I see Wonderful Things!” exclamation by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon.

Artifacts related to the personal life of the pharaoh such as his bed, sandals, and jewelry, followed by artifacts associated with his public life including his royal state chariot, throne, and scepters, and, finally, the burial chamber with his bejeweled mummy with crown, mummifying bed, and wishing cup, to mention a few, are just some of the sights you would be treated to.

Relief of a Noble Couple

at a Banquet.

The studios of the talented royal sculptor Djhutmose were located in a lavish mansion in el-Amarna provided to him by the pharaoh Amenhotep IV. Its ruins yielded many fascinating masterpieces of ancient sculpture but his exquisite reliefs on the walls of the tombs at Thebes and el-Amarna provide remarkable glimpses of daily life during the 18th Dynasty. His delightful portrait of 2 noble guests at a banquet was found in the Theban tomb of Ramose, vizier to Amenhotep IV.

Lady Depet and Imenmes

By the 5th Dynasty, the pharaoh had become less remote from his subjects while the priests who served him had grown in power. The pharaoh’s supreme divinity in the solar cult was eventually limited by the priesthood to the role of living son of the solar deity, Re. Gradually, as the priests and nobles closest to the pharaoh began to be allowed the expectation of an afterlife, the belief spread to every person high and low.

The tombs of New Kingdom nobles were decorated by the very same craftsmen who executed the pharaohs’ tombs. Immortalizing an 18th Dynasty noblewoman and her husband, these delicately detailed reliefs came from the studio of the master sculptor Djhutmose during the reign of Amenhotep.

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