[meteorite-list] Whereabouts of King Tut's breastplate (was: New Dakhleh Glass website page)
From: Jeff Kuyken <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:52:14 +1100 Message-ID: <002701cd068f$e83a5780$b8af0680$_at_meteorites.com.au> Hi Bernd, Norm & all, I have done some study of ancient Egyptian jewellery and made a point of seeing that piece when I was in Cairo in ~2003. I also saw it about 6 months ago here in Melbourne with a large ancient Egyptian exhibition. It is definitely worth seeing in-person if you should ever get the chance as is many of the works from that time. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Bernd V. Pauli Sent: Tuesday, 20 March 2012 10:02 PM To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Whereabouts of King Tut's breastplate (was: New Dakhleh Glass website page) Hi Norm and List, Good to see you are back and good to see you are quickly catching up on your website but what else should we expect from a slave-driver ;-) Talking about LDG and King Tut, you write on your website the following: "The image of King Tut's breastplate at left shows a carved straw-yellow scarab as its centerpiece. Long assumed to be chalcedony, this has now been confirmed to be Libyan Desert Glass!" and: "I have not been able to determine the whereabouts of this artifact. After multiple trips to the Egyptian National Museum, I am quite sure it is not on display there, nor is there any indication where it may be on loan." *If* my sources are correct, King Tut's "Moon Pectoral" should be in Kairo: Kairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 61884 Find number 267 d Height 14.9 cm Breadth 14.5 cm Best wishes, Bernd ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Tue 20 Mar 2012 07:52:14 AM PDT |
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