TOMB Case 45 The Small Golden Shrine Panel of Tutankhamun – Observation/ Factual recall: The shrine panel from the of the shrine of Tutankhamun was discovered in the rear small • ANTE-chamber of his tomb (#1). The panel is made of embossed sheet gold to the wooden panels of the shrine by attached • GESSO (two layers of plaster-soaked linen #1). The who protects the land of Upper (southern) Egypt is in the top left- vulture goddess • hand corner. Her name is NEKHBET In the top panel (#1) Tutankhamun wears the Blue or WAR crown. • In the lower panel he wears the RED of Lower (northern) Egypt. crown • In the lower panel (#2) the king holds the CROOK and the FLAIL in his right hand over • his right shoulder. The panel is made of GOLD covered wood, but the sledge is wood covered with • SILVER Interpretation: What object led Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon to conclude that a found in the shrine • statue was from the shrine? A STATUE BUT NO STATUE missing BASE Below the vulture goddess in the top left-hand corner is the or sign as if Nekhbet ankh • “life” the goddess is presenting it to Tutankhamun. What do you think this GIVE LIFE means? TO THE KING What is the meaning of the two (like a circle with a straight line under it) loop-shaped signs • on the (below INFINITY, FOREVER bottom of the palm ribs the tadpoles)? Extension& Research: The scenes on both panels show a very relaxed, informal king and Contrast this with • the stiff, formal, severe poses, expressions, and attitudes of kings and queens in other periods. Hint: research AMARNA ART IS CAHARACTERISED BY Amarna art. INFORMALITY PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN IN EGYPTIAN ART. PHARAOH AKHENATEN INTRODUCED IT. Research the symbols of a pharaoh’s the What do they symbolize? crook and flail. • – THE POWER OF THE PHARAOH TO AND TO THE GUIDE DISCIPLINE PEOPLE Find the of the two cartouches of Tutankhamun (reproduced below) which • translations appear in both panels. THEY READ: LEFT CARTOUCHE (RIGHT- TO-LEFT top to Bottom): Amun is a god AMUN -TUT-ANKH.
TOMB Case 45 – The Small Golden Shrine Panel of Tutankhamun Observation/ Factual recall: • The shrine panel from the rear of the small shrine of Tutankhamun was discovered in the ANTE-chamber of his tomb (#1). • The panel is made of embossed sheet gold attached to the wooden panels of the shrine by GESSO (two layers of plaster-soaked linen #1). • The vulture goddess who protects the land of Upper (southern) Egypt is in the top left- hand corner. Her name is NEKHBET • In the top panel (#1) Tutankhamun wears the Blue or WAR crown. • In the lower panel he wears the RED crown of Lower (northern) Egypt. • In the lower panel (#2) the king holds the CROOK and the FLAIL in his right hand over his right shoulder. • The panel is made of GOLD covered wood, but the sledge is wood covered with SILVER Interpretation: • What object found in the shrine led Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon to conclude that a statue was missing from the shrine? A STATUE BASE BUT NO STATUE • Below the vulture goddess Nekhbet in the top left-hand corner is the ankh or “life” sign as if the goddess is presenting it to Tutankhamun. What do you think this means? GIVE LIFE TO THE KING • What is the meaning of the two loop-shaped signs (like a circle with a straight line under it) on the bottom of the palm ribs (below the tadpoles)? INFINITY, FOREVER Extension& Research: • The scenes on both panels show a very relaxed, informal king and Contrast this with the stiff, formal, severe poses, expressions, and attitudes of kings and queens in other periods. Hint: research Amarna art. AMARNA ART IS CAHARACTERISED BY INFORMALITY PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN IN EGYPTIAN ART. PHARAOH AKHENATEN INTRODUCED IT. • Research the symbols of a pharaoh’s – the crook and flail. What do they symbolize? THE POWER OF THE PHARAOH TO GUIDE AND TO DISCIPLINE THE PEOPLE • Find the translations of the two cartouches of Tutankhamun (reproduced below) which appear in both panels. THEY READ: LEFT CARTOUCHE (RIGHT- TO-LEFT top to Bottom): AMUN -TUT-ANKH. Amun is a god
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