New Grand Musium

[Comet Hunter]

Today, we visited the new Gramd Musium, these few shots is of King Tut, the boy king. A few days ago we saw his tomb and mummy, today we saw all his treasures which were many!! Bad internet, more to follow when i get back.
Tomorrow we visit the pyramids of Giza, dinner then head to the airport

 

[AlanLichty]

The amount of gold from Tut's tomb is pretty overwhelming and almost leaves you wondering how a pharaoh could accumulate so many tons of the stuff. I was surprised at how much of the lapis lazuli (the dark blue in his funerary mask in the first image) was in fact glass instead of the actual mineral. Same for the carnelian and turquoise. Plenty of the real thing in his jewelry collection but not the mask.

I took my camera on the day I visited the old museum but they may us check our cameras in the lobby before we could enter.

 

[Comet Hunter]

The amount of gold from Tut's tomb is pretty overwhelming and almost leaves you wondering how a pharaoh could accumulate so many tons of the stuff. I was surprised at how much of the lapis lazuli (the dark blue in his funerary mask in the first image) was in fact glass instead of the actual mineral. Same for the carnelian and turquoise. Plenty of the real thing in his jewelry collection but not the mask.

I took my camera on the day I visited the old museum but they may us check our cameras in the lobby before we could enter.

We were free to use any camera today, i wish i had a $1 for every picture taken of just his mask

 

[JimFox]

Very cool Ed! What a neat thing to visit, I really like museums.

 

[AlanLichty]

We were free to use any camera today, i wish i had a $1 for every picture taken of just his mask

The gift shop was selling slide collections of the museum artifacts as well as other tourist destinations and didn't want any competition. I did buy one of the slide sets and still have the set. I have no idea what kind of film they used but the color shifts at this point are absolutely hideous and could be passed off as an attempt at grunge art of what they depict.

 

[Kyle Jones]

When I visited (when still in Cairo) you were allowed to take photos in most areas, but the King Tut and the mummy exhibits were off limits to cameras.

 

[Comet Hunter]

When I visited (when still in Cairo) you were allowed to take photos in most areas, but the King Tut and the mummy exhibits were off limits to cameras.

Bummer

 

[gudugan]

It’s amazing to see these artifacts. Ancient Egypt truly was one of the most brilliant civilizations in human history.