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C O V E R S T O R Y Canopic Jar of Hor Depicting a Jackal Late Period, 664 – 525 B.C. or later Limestone; 11 9 /16 (29.3 cm) height x 5 1 /4 in. (13.4 cm) diameter place made: Egypt, Africa Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund TO LIVE FOREVER: EGYPTIAN TREASURES FROM THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM October 14, 2009 through January 3, 2010 in the Large Changing Gallery October 14 marks the public debut of one of the most extraordinary exhibitions ever hosted by the Chrysler Museum of Art—To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum. In its first-ever special exhibition of ancient Egyptian art, the Chrysler has drawn from the extensive holdings of the Brooklyn Museum, renowned as one of the richest collections of such art in the United States and, indeed, in the world outside of Egypt. The Chrysler is proud to be the only Mid- Atlantic venue for this remarkable display of age-old Egyptian artifacts related to their quest to achieve eternal life. For ancient Egyptians, death was an enemy that could be defeated through proper preparation in life. The 120 objects in the exhibition—including mummies, coffins, sarcophagi, and funerary shrouds—trace the Egyptians’ all-consuming effort to outfit their tombs to please the gods, subdue death, and allow them to “live forever” in the afterlife. To Live Forever commences with an introduction to the Egyptians’ religious beliefs and the array of gods and legends that inspired them to spend a large part of their mortal lives preparing for immortality. The stories of Osiris and Isis, their son Horus, Osiris’s evil brother Seth, and the sun god Re unfold amid a rich display of golden coffins, funerary statues, papyri, stone reliefs, and amulets. Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place, Teti (detail) New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1339 B.C. – 1307 B.C. Wood, painted 33 1 /4 x 18 13 /16 x 81 1 /2 in. (84.5 x 47.8 x 207 cm) place purchased: Thebes, Egypt, Africa Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
C O V E R S T O R Y Image of a Ba-bird on a Footpiece from a Coffin Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22, 945 – 712 B.C. Wood and plaster, painted 11 x 2 1 /16 x 12 5 /8 in. (28 x 5.3 x 32 cm) place made: Egypt, Africa Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Mummy of Demetri(o)s Roman Period, 30 B.C. – 395 A.D. Painted cloth, gold, human remains 13 3 /8 x 15 3 /8 x 74 13 /16 in. (34 x 39 x 190 cm) place found: Roman Cemetery, Hawara, Egypt Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Gaming Board Inscribed for Amenhotep III with Separate Sliding Drawer New Kingdom, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390 – 1353 B.C. Faience, glazed; 2 3 /16 x 3 1 /16 x 8 1 /4 in. (5.5 x 7.7 x 21 cm) reportedly from: Thebes, Egypt, Africa Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund The exhibition then moves through the practical process of preparing for death, beginning with mummification—the silk-shrouded mummy of Demetrios is featured here—and proceeding to the funeral and the tomb itself. Along the way, the exhibition focuses on the basic, practical realities that both rich and poor faced while outfitting themselves for death. Furnishing a tomb was, after all, the biggest expense in an ancient Egyptian’s life. The coffin alone could cost more than a year’s salary, encouraging the less affluent to find more inventive ways to furnish their eternal resting place with less costly materials. The exhibition’s emphasis on the economics of the process offers new insight into the daily thinking of the Egyptians and invites new respect for the sheer cost and even extravagance of reserving gold, limestone, jewels, and other precious materials not for the here and now, but for the hereafter. As To Live Forever unfolds, it offers rare examples of every sort of art object that would have been found in a tomb or temple: ka statues of the deceased to provide a resting place for the spirit; votive sculptures to placate the gods; household items such mirrors, vessels, and knives; canopic jars to hold the stomach, intestines, lungs, and liver of the deceased after extraction during mummification; golden mummy masks, headrests, foot pieces, and identification tags; as well as amulets and jewelry, gaming boards, and a small army of shabtys, the miniature servant figurines that were placed in the tomb to labor for the deceased in the eternal fields of Osiris. An exhibition of extraordinary rarity and quality, To Live Forever offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to experience the full range and wonder of ancient Egyptian art—right here in Hampton Roads. ADMISSION TO THE EXHIBITION To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum $7 for Adults (18 and older) $5 for Seniors, Teachers, Military, and Students with Current ID $3 for Children 6-17 (and school tours) ALWAYS FREE for Museum Members and Children 5 and younger To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum has been organized by the Brooklyn Museum. Local presentation of the exhibition has been made possible through the generous support of the Business Exhibition Council of the Chrysler Museum of Art, For Art’s Sake, and an anonymous friend of the Museum.
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