[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


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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Bernd V.
Pauli
Sent: Tuesday, 20 March 2012 10:02 PM
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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


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