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as I walked into the museum
into the gallery the Roman in Greek antiquities
this particular piece really caught my attention
this piece has a painting on front of it
of a mummified woman and various other artifacts along the coffin. The painting
on the top half of this coffin
is actually the picture the woman who has passed
and it is resting inside of it I have learned in this class
that it is a custom to paint the portrait of who has passed on in the front the
coffin
the funeral point you as it is called this is
also custom highly imitated by the Romans
in the photo I took particular coffin
this was made out of what seem to look like wood
wearing a large colourful collar and some
jewels or gems on it this woman doesn't seem to appear
as wealthy as others like Tutankhmun's
solid gold coffin
just because this one is made out of wood
and not gold but we have to keep in mind that it did seem to appear
she had some jewelry not everyone back then
was able to get their hands on that I would see this type of art
would have meant anger for some people of the people I say
anger because not everyone got a chance to be buried in a coffin
and certainly did not have their faces painted on it nor jewelry
for some it meant remembrance, memories of the
glorified ones or just simply someone higher
up in society this artworks make me feel
so curious after how they work in their society
how creative they were to come up with the signs and symbols
well pretty much their language another way they communicated
in their World back then. it makes me want to go back in time to explore the ways of the
egyptians
the way artist has drawn of the coffin
makes me wonder how they did it in what they used to do so
it's amazing how detailed they can be likes it in the museum's interpretation
wood fabric gesso and pigment
was used another thing is the woman
with the wings spread out she's kneeling with
the Sun right above her head
what exactly do these mean
this changes my life in opened my eyes to see that every
culture is different which is very different the way it works in a way
some end up it makes me want to keep researching
in find a lot more how they used to do
other various things it also teaches me how the Egyptians buried their loved ones
and how you or us as a society
can do so many things and go so far without technology
what many people nowadays cannot seem to live without
at the museum
they wrote about this piece saying
"Strikingly painted with the stylized face of the woman who is mummified remains
it presumably once held,
this wooden box and lid bare ornament across nearly ever exterior surface
including back and foot
Beneath this simple wig and large jeweled collar
is the largest of several scenes related to the so-called Egyptian Book Of The Dead
, with the Sky Goddess Nut kneeling and spreading her wings.
Further down appear the weighing of the heart and mummification,
two iconic funerary scenes involving Anubis
, canine-headed god of the dead.
The largest register of hieroglyphic inscriptions identifies the deceased
as Shesep-Amun-Tayes-Herit,
daughter of Padini (her father)
and Hathor-em-akhet (her mother).
During recent conservation work,
a small glass bead and impressions
of textile wrappings were found within the sarcophagus.
My interpretation of this piece was semi close to
what the artist said but not nearly as accurate.
I wasn't sure of a lot of drawings underneath the face of the deceased.
I really need to learn a lot more about Egyptians
before I can make accurate accusations
of the piece and its art on it.
This has definitely
been a learning experience.
experience