I saw that in Chicago, Field Museum, day after Christmas a couple years ago. Absolutely loved it. It was like trying to leave an arena after the game, the people were packed so tight. I don’t remember Zowie’s talking, but I was sick and medded up a bit. Thought they did a great job with it overall, particularly considering that this tour didn’t reproduce the exhibition that came through in the 1970s.
It was a tough choice. They had King Tut and the Chinese terracotta army in Atlanta at the same time. We really couldn’t go to both. I probably would have chosen the Chinese, but the kids understood the Egyptian stuff more from what they saw on TV. That and you remember seeing that much gold.
Tut is really great. I was fortunate enough to see it in the Cairo Museum. 10 or 15 times. Couldn’t get enough really.
Also, the Louvre has some Egyptian knapped ceremonial (looked like chert) knives that are absolutely fantastic.
Seems like they said they were used to cut imbilical cords.