March 6, 2020
Spotlight on:
King Tuts Golden Throne and Ceremonial Footrest, brings up three questions, 1) Where does a Pharaoh sit? 2) Would it work in a mid-century house? 3) Where did Tut sit before he got that throne?
See below to find out
Come to MoAW, March 13 for a musical reading of our Executive Director, Alberto Acosta's folk opera "Dragons"
See the video below to learn more about the Bone Wars
For our Members, an exciting trip to the Greek Isles, sail on a ship built for Marjorie Merriweather Post and E. F. Hutton who spared no expense.
See below to learn more
Vote for MoAW in Palm Springs Life Best of the Best...See Below... Thank you
|
|
The Golden Throne and Ceremonial Footrest
.
1) A Pharaoh sits wherever he wants
2) You have to answer for yourself if that chair will look right in a mid-century house.
3) See below for a photo and description of Tut's child throne.
Majestically flanked by 2 leonine heads (representing the sacred mountains of the eastern and western horizons) and with armrests of winged
uraeus
serpents wearing the
pschent
double crown, the pharaoh’s marvelous golden throne was found in the Antechamber underneath one of the bestial couches. Before it lays the sovereign’s ceremonial footrest of inlaid wood, decorated with representations of the chieftains of conquered enemy lands who are “under his feet.” The feline legs were originally joined by an ornamental grille of solid gold, fashioned in the heraldic
sma-tawy
motif of intertwined lotus and papyrus (the age-old emblem of the union of Upper and Lower Egypt), which was torn away in antiquity by the grave robbers. Cartouches on the armrests bear Tutankhamun’s name in its earlier form, Tutankhaton, suggesting that it may have been his coronation throne. Fashioned form gold-plated wood inlaid with
cloisonné
, glazed terra-cotta, and semiprecious stones, the throne portrays on its backrest, in the typically relaxed Amarna style, an intimate domestic scene of the young royal couple. In a pavilion decked with flowers, beneath the life-giving rays of the heretical solar globe, the pharaoh (wearing the
hemhem
diadem incorporating 3
atef
crows) is languidly reposing on his throne while the beautiful Queen Ankhesenamun tenderly anoints him with perfume.
Noone, not even a Pharaoh starts with a Golden Throne, Tut started with this ebony chair for a child.
|
Ebony Child’s Chair.
Of similar design to that of the golden throne, this small, uninscribed chair was found in the Antechamber. Elegantly constructed of African ebony joined with gold capped rivets and decorated with ivory inlay and gilt side panels depicting a pair of ibexes, it had a curved seat and short, feline legs. A typical piece of 18
th
Dynasty furniture, its presence in the pharaoh’s tomb suggests that it was made for Tutankhamun as a child.
Click below to watch a fascinating video on Tut's Golden Throne.
|
March 13, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Dragons
At the museum
A one-man musical reading by the composer,
Alberto Acosta,
Executive Director of MoAW
Dragons
, a playful folk opera with a rich score by Alberto Acosta and a charming libretto by Marty Martin, fancifully tells the tale of the notorious Bone Wars that raged between 2 of America’s most infamous dinosaur hunters, Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh, from the late 1870s through the early 1890s.
The expansion of the country’s railways into the great and wild American West across vast stretches of Native American territory, with tracks laid through great mountains and over wide chasms largely by immigrant Chinese laborers, led to the discovery by this ruthless pair of rivals of over 125 species of prehistoric giants that once roamed the land. Their race to outdo each other by every conceivable act of sabotage is legendary.
Thrown into the adventure, the imagined characters of an irrepressible young woman on a hunt of her own, and a fiercely protective nun intent on guarding the Old World’s interpretation of the
Book of Genesis
at all cost, together with the amazing puppetry of massive Chinese dragons, spin a story of love, ambition, spirituality, and hope.
Below is a link to a video on Cope and Marsh and the "Bone Wars." After you see it you will rush to see
Dragons
.
|
|
Each Friday we highlight a different artifact or fossil from MoAW's collection. With over 250 currently on display, with rotating exhibits and future acquisitions, we won't run out of pieces to spotlight anytime soon.
|
Next Week;
The Dan Tribal Mask
from Liberia.
What is she thinking?
Learn about this mask, it's magical uses and about this fascinating tribe. Come back next week and learn.
Do you have a favorite piece at MoAW you would like to see highlighted in our weekly email? Write to us at info@moaw and let us know.
|
The Latest MoAW
In the News:
If the recent primary did not turn out the way you wanted, its not too late to vote and make your vote count. Vote for MoAW for Palm Springs Life Best of the Best, Museum and Things to Do in Cathedral City!!!!
You have until
March 31.
It is easy to do: vote MoAW for the Best of the Best Attraction and Museum in Cathedral City. This is an annual poll Palm Springs Life Magazine takes and MoAW deserves to win.
Click on the blue link below
,
go to Cathedral City, Things To Do - Attraction and Things To Do - Museum. Your vote is appreciated.
Thank you!
|
For our members
Through our affiliation with the
Museum Travel Alliance,
A very exciting and luxurious trip
to the Greek Isles
Join us this June to experience Greece the way it was meant to be seen, sailing from island to island aboard a luxurious, privately chartered icon of ocean travel, the legendary four-masted Sea Cloud. We are pleased that a Met conservator specializing in Greek and Roman art as well as a scholar in Classics will travel with us. This access to experts is one of the features of all the trips offered by the Museum Travel Alliance.
HIGHLIGHTS
SAIL
in luxury for seven days aboard the classic barque Sea Cloud, and savor her elegant appointments, fine dining, impeccable service, and intimate size as we navigate the deep blue waters of the Aegean Sea
EXPLORE
the
UNESCO
-listed archaeological site of Philippi, where the Apostle Paul introduced Christianity to Europe, and see its well-preserved Early Christian architecture and impressive Roman city
DISCOVER
Greece’s little-known island treasures of the Sporades, featuring the cube-shaped Cycladic houses and Venetian castle ruins of Skyros; the medieval churches and 17th-century nunnery of Skopelos; and cobbled alleys of Skiathos
TAKE
in marvelous seaside views at a picturesque village on Mount Pelion, mythical birthplace of Centaurs, and enjoy lunch surrounded by gorgeous water fountains and splendid mansions
FOLLOW
in the footsteps of Jason and the Argonauts in the scenic and seldom-visited port city of Volos, with the spectacular Archaeological Museum, renowned for its collection of painted grave stelae from the 3rd century B.C.
MARVEL
at the
UNESCO
-listed ancient Macedonian capital of Aigai, with its abundance of archaeological riches including the tomb of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great
Travel on the legendary
Sea Cloud
under
32,000 square feet of billowing sails
all trimmed by hand. Her
original owners, heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post and financier E. F. Hutton
, desired a craft like no other and spared no expense — and in 1931, Sea Cloud was launched. In the ’30s and ’40s, this four-masted beauty was
host to world leaders including the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Sweden’s King Gustavus V.
Now carefully restored by a team of master craftspeople, this great lady with her rich mahogany and gleaming brass, continues to offer elegant quarters, fine dining, and impeccable service.
This extraordinary cruise is co-sponsored by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the alumni association of Yale University. Sea Cloud has just 32 comfortable cabins, so book your place on this cruise soon. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience Greece from a fresh, exciting perspective aboard an unforgettable ship.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
