Akhenaten and Tutankhamun: Revolution and Restoration by David P. Silverman, Josef W. Wegner, and Jennifer Houser Wegner
Posted on 11/25/2006 8:41:47 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Tutankhamun, ancient Egypt's famous boy pharaoh, grew up 3,300 years ago in the royal court at Amarna, the ancient city of Akhet-aten, whose name meant the "Horizon of the Aten." This extraordinary royal city grew, flourished -- and vanished -- in hardly more than a generation's time. Amarna, Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun, a new exhibition at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia, offers a rare look at the meteoric rise and fall of this unique royal city during one of Egypt's most intriguing times. The exhibition, the centerpiece of the Museum's event-filled "Year of Egypt" opened in November and runs through October 2007... will feature more than 100 ancient artifacts, some never before on display -- including statuary of gods, goddesses and royalty, monumental reliefs, golden jewelry as well as personal items from the royal family, and artists' materials from the royal workshops of Amarna. Most of the show's artifacts date to the time of Tutankhamun and the Amarna Period, including many objects excavated almost a century ago from this short lived-royal city... Located in a previously uninhabited stretch of desert in Middle Egypt, Amarna was founded by the Pharaoh Akhenaten. His wife, Queen Nefertiti, is still known worldwide for her exquisite beauty. She was not the mother of Tutankhamun, but it is likely that Akhenaten was his father... by the time that Tutankhamun died, at about the age of 19, hardly a decade into his kingship, the "Amarna Period" was not only coming to an end, but the Egyptian people's traditional beliefs and religious practices were being restored. Plans were also underway to abandon and dismantle the city.
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Akhenaten and Tutankhamun: Revolution and Restoration by David P. Silverman, Josef W. Wegner, and Jennifer Houser Wegner
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Thanx for the ping.The pics in media gallery are A+(solid gold cerremonial dagger).
I had an opp to see a Tut exhibition yrs ago-still kicking myself for missing it.
;') must be his navel is an "outie".
Same boat here. I had a couple of friends who got to go, and was corroded with jealousy about the whole thing. This exhibition doesn't appear to be as much of a socks-knocker-offer as the 1970s version though.
"Looks like a winner."I agree.I missed it when it came to StPete.I'm in TampaBay-StPete gets quite a number of the larger exhibits.The Dali museum is A+.
Thanks.
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