[On pasted note] 'This volume was re-bound through the generosity of AEMES (Ancient Egypt & Middle East Society, Lincolnshire), Manchester Ancient Egypt Society and the Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt (Derbyshire) in August 2002' (printed)
Ephemera connected with the 'Treasures of Tutankhamun' exhibition, which toured the U.S.A. between 1976 and 1979 and was hosted at the following venues: the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; the Field Museum of Natural History and the Oriental Institute of The University of Chicago; the New Orleans Museum of Art; the Seattle Art Museum; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
DVD copy of 'Tutankhamon: l'ultima mostra' (2022), a documentary on the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 and the preparations for the travelling Tutankhamun exhibition launched in Los Angeles in 2019. The film was released to mark the centenary of the discovery.
Replicas of the two sistra found in Tutankhamun's tomb. The replica sistra were commissioned in 2022 and were used in the performances of James Whitburn's composition 'Zahr Al-Khayal', based an Egyptian love poem roughly contemporary with Tutankhamun.
Created by Hermes Knauer, Metropolitan Museum Objects Conservation Department, who made a limited number of pins as presentation pieces for people closely connected with the organisation of the USA Tutankhamun exhibitions. Knauer presented this pin to Dr Lilyquist in New York in 1978.
The shen-amulet motif was used for other merchandise sold at the 'Treasures of Tutankhamun' exhibition.
The original puppy figurine, made from black bronze and gold, comes from the tomb of Tutankhamun [Carter 620(51)]. It was formerly in Howard Carter's possession. Carter's niece, Phyllis Walker, presented it to the Metropolitan Museum in 1947 (no. 47.58.1). The Metropolitan Museum returned the figurine to Egypt in 2011. See https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/545993.
A sample replica was considered for reproduction as merchandise as a bracelet charm for the 'Treasures of Tutankhamun' exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 1976. However, it was not commissioned for commercial production.
This gold replica was privately commissioned by Dr Lilyquist and created by Bruce Hoheb, MMA Reproductions Studio, c. 1978.
Partial view of the pillars, columns and architraves of the Pillared Hall of the Festival Temple in the great temple at Karnak, with intricate details of relief scenes and inscriptions:
watercolour
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[on mount, verso] 'Comparaison des différents ordres Egyptiens'. (ink note)
