Insights into the Ancient, the Contemporary Insights into the Ancient ...

est collections of gold in the United
States, pieces on loan from the Indiana
University Art Museum in Bloomington.
In 1999, the museum showed an exhibit
of Pablo Picasso’s edition of ceramic
work. The university’s own art department
has used the museum’s Egyptian
collection in its seminars. Children from
the surrounding communities devote
part of their July vacations to fun and
hands-on Egyptian art studies during the
museum’s Summer Egyptian Workshop,
creating their own imitations.
This past year the museum celebrated
its 10th anniversary with galas and
special events. Certainly the staff has
reason to take pride in the museum; the
accolades are lengthy. Researchers from
all over the world visit the museum,
and photographs of its collections have
Even the gods love a
parade. On a block
of sandstone (left)
partially preserved,
this procession of 12
deities was carved in
sunk relief either on a
shrine or a temple wall.
The procession is led by
Hepi, god of the Nile,
followed by the fertility
god Min. At 17 ¾ inches
tall and 4 feet wide,
the relief hails from
the Ptolemaic Period,
most likely from Upper
Egypt. The Robert V.
Fullerton Art Museum
(below) wrapped up
its 10th anniversary
celebration at the end
of the 2006-07 year,
and remains one of
only two art museums
in the 23-campus CSU
system. (Far left) The
glazed stoneware — an
architectural ornament
— from 14th century
Thailand stands just
above 30 inches tall and
is 12½ inches in length.
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