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Teresa Johnson
AR 320
Joslyn  Paper

"Searching for Ancient Egypt"

     An enormous cloaked figure greets incoming visitors.  It sits, as it has for thousands of years a silent sentinel to the wonders of ancient Egypt.  This block statue is only the first item of many at Joslyn’s art exhibition.  The overall effect of seeing so much history in a relatively small space is awe-inspiring.  I cannot help but wonder if the display would have had such a profound effect on me if I wasn’t in the class.  Probably so.  I felt I could have stayed there forever if not for my one o’clock class.
     Seeing photographs in a textbook gives me an idea of what life was like for the ancient Egyptians, but being surrounded by things from their lives creates a whole new feeling.  The giant wall paintings depicting everyday life are incredible.  The actual artifacts on display are amazing, to think that they have survived as well as they have for so long.  The beaded shroud was so finely made, it was surprising it would have lasted a day back then, let alone be in tact today.  The mummy case was interesting.  I know people were smaller back then, but to see the case put size into a new perspective.  How did the get the body through the slit up the back?  Canopic jars were usually topped by the gods that protected the parts inside, but there  was one top on display that was the head of a youth made from calcite.  There were other canopic jars, with the god’s heads as lids.  Hearing how they attended the bodies and what had to be done was fascinating, even as it was disgusting.  The limestone coffin for the high official had writing ...

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