1972-1977

Art students view Turs treasures I Newton county art .Tutankhamun in New Or- Teresa Lofton of Newton, the New Orleans City Mus- tudents from East Central leans. Students from Newton Susan Hollingsworth of New- eum of Art until January 15, nior College accompanied county making the trip were ton, and Sheryl White of represent a total of some .i their art instructor Bruce Julie Goodwin of Newton, Union. five-thousand items taken uraedy, recently returned Cindy Hams of Decatur, The fifty-five artifacts, from the tomb. om viewingthe treasures of Karen Hicks of Hickory, which will be on display in

Tutankhamun was a New Kingdom pharoah who inher- ited the throne of Egypt at the age of nine and reigned from about 1334 B.C. to 1325 B.C. When he died, Tut was placed in a four-roam tomb which was packed with trea- sures to insure his comfort Thirty-three centuries later. the tomb was uncovered on November 4, 1922, by archaeologist Howard Car- ter. In talking about their recent trip to see the artifacts from Tutankhamun's tomb, the students commented how impressed they were with the intricate detail of the various pieces. As the young Pharaoh seems to have died rather suddenly, the artisi had only ten weeks, while .., body was being prepared for burial to complete all the funerary equipment. The antiquity of the beautifully crafted pieces also seemed to have held a certain fasina- tion for the students. Whiie the students agreed that they left the museum with a deeper appreciation for the expert craftsmanship of the ancient Egyptians, they commented that the actual descriptions of the various artifacts were some- what scant. Students, how- ever, who rented the mus- eum's cassette players with prerecorded descriptions, thought them to be most informative and recommen- ded them. Favorite pieces seemed to vary among the students but those most mentioned wer the gold death mask, th goddess Selket carved wood and the jewelry.

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