we visited the metropolitan museum of art today with my sister. we walked through a new exhibit called "tutankhamun's funeral." it contained artifacts from a dig and discovery in 1908 by american archeologist, theodore davis. the cache was found not far from the tomb of ramesses VI, in a small 6 by 4 foot pit. linens marked with tutankhamun's throne name and the year of his reign were found in large pottery jars that had been sealed with mud. floral collars that they think were worn by family and friends attending the funeral, and small bowls that they think were left with oil, were some of the items displayed that really caught my imagination. i would love to revisit the exhibition, and am interested in reading the book written in 1941 by herbert l. winlock describing how the cache was found, how it influenced howard carter's discovery of the actual treasure cache (KV62-directly across from ramesses' tomb), and how the objects were possibly used.
afterwards, we looked at paintings by renoir . .
and van gogh (a major inspiration for my flower photos) . .
and ate lunch in the cafeteria.
and ate lunch in the cafeteria.
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