Arcadia Discussion Zone

"Jacob Sees Joseph Again in Egypt" -

Pharoah Joseph and his brothers reunited.

A statue of Semiramis.

Queen Nefertiti.

"Pharoah" by Tucson, Az. artist Katiya Astraeir.

An Egyptian Mystic Portal game - getting ready to read

Patrice Chaplin`s new book on the Girona Mystic Portal.

"Amelia Peabody`s Egypt", it contains 600 Victorian engravings of Egypt.

"Cleopatra" by Rider Haggard, it contains many marvelous illustrations

which are included in the Peabody book as well.

Remember these Classics mags?

Knonsu with the features of Tutankhamun.

Mask of Psusennes I of the 21rst Dynasty - 100 years after King Tut.

Solid silver coffin of Psusennes I, "the silver pharoah".

Beaten gold mask of Pharoah Sheshonk found in the Tanis tomb of Psusennes I.

Pharoah Sheshonk is mentioned in the Bible.

Crystal and gold amulet from Nubia.

The Sphinx from the back.

Darn M.I.B's get everywhere
Regards
Nic

An M.I.B. in a topper, that`s a new one!

The Sphinx - late 1800s.

"Serpent and vulture, guardians of secrets."

The actual mask of King Tutankhamun.

Be sure to see the Tut replica show if it comes to your town!



One of the statuettes that was damaged in the recent looting

of the Cairo Museum.



The original artifacts on display in the Cairo Museum before the break-in.
Zahi Hawass has resigned because of the lack of security at this time.



The shrine of the canopic jars.

For anyone interested, there are some interesting words from Hawass on his site:

http://www.drhawass.com/blog/status-egy ... march-2011

http://www.drhawass.com/blog/why-dr-hawass-resigned

This photo was taken without the usual amber filter. Do his eyes look

blue to you?

The pupils are made of Obsidian which consists mainly of silicon dioxide .....i know that because right at this moment i'm researching the properties of Silica sand and Mica sheets for inclusion on another thread.

Pure obsidian is usually dark in appearance, though the color varies depending on the presence of impurities. Iron and magnesium typically give the obsidian a dark green to brown to black color.
However, the eye make-up lines are lapiz lazuli...they're blue.

The obsidian eyes of Tjuya - what a great expression.



Photos of Tut are usually taken with an amber lense which hides the

true colors.