Posted on 08/07/2009 7:38:10 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Was Michael Jackson secretly trying to be "The Pharaoh of Pop?"
An ancient Egyptian bust on display at the Field Museum in Chicago has been the focus of interest since the star's death as visitors double-take at the eerie similarities between the 3,000-year-old statue and the singer.
The limestone statue -- which depicts an unidentified woman -- went on display at the museum in 1988 and was carved during the New Kingdom Period, dating from between 1550 BC to 1050 BC.
Like Jackson's surgically-altered face, the carving has a distinct, upturned nose and rounded eyes.
And like Jackson -- if rumors of the singer's prosthesis are to be believed -- the statue's nose has partially disintegrated.
Museum curator Jim Phillips said staff had been "inundated" with inquiries from Jackson fans since the star's similarities to the bust were pointed out in a recent newspaper article.
"We've had people coming to the museum and asking 'Where's Michael Jackson?' So we have to tell them that he's not here, but there is a bust that looks a lot like him," Phillips told AFP.
Phillips said while it is doubtful that Jackson's physical startling image may have been inspired by the statue -- the singer was not believed to have visited the museum -- the resemblance between the two is undeniable.
"I have to admit it, there are a number of very striking similarities," Phillips said. "I don't follow all the permutations of Michael Jackson's physical appearance, but they do look a lot alike."
Jackson, 50, died of a cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles on June 25.
I didn't realized that the issue was settled...
Post of the night!
:-D
scary
Yup. I thought it was a crazy fan thing until I saw the pic.
whats not so scary is we all have a twin some where, maybe not from birth but just in looks, and may not even know it, i find alot of similar things in people features all the time, you know the saying, don’t i know you from somewhere, you look familiar, but to see something go as far back as that, and look like someone from now is just spooky
It is spooky. And I agree about the twin. Had a friend talk to a stranger thinking it was me. Scared her to death when she realized it wasn’t me but they had a good conversation. And my friend never saw the woman again. lol She even had teh same haircut and color of hair. Truly weird!
Michael Jackson’s Face In An Ancient Egyptian Bust?
NPR Blogs | August 5th, 2009
Posted on 08/06/2009 1:46:05 PM PDT by TaraP
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Thanks nickcarraway.Just adding to the catalog, not sending a general distribution. |
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