Took a vacation day last Friday so Ray and I could enjoy the members only Kimbell Art Museum's exhibit - Queen Nefertari's Egypt.
This is a celebration of women - goddesses, queens, and artisans in the New Kingdom period (c. 1539 - 1075 BCE). Queen Nefertari ("Beautiful companion ") was a celebrated favorite wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II. The Queen's tomb was found in 1904 in the Valley of the Queens - a significant discovery. The exhibit sheds light on palace life, roles of women in ancient Egypt, the work of artisans, and insight into the belief system/ritual practices of death and the afterlife.
Tomb fragments - sarcophagus lid of Queen Nefertari
Ray is reading about ancient tomb coverings. The colors and preservation is amazing to see
Funerary stelae - decorated stone slab depicting the deceased receiving offerings to sustain them in the afterlife.
There was so much to see and read - The exhibition covered 1. Pharaohs, Goddesses, and the Temple.
2. Women in Ancient Egypt 3. Deir el-Medina - the Worker's Village 4. The Afterlife 5. Queen Nefertari's tomb 6. Egyptian Tombs.
Statues, jewelry, carvings, elaborate coffins, and scrolls of history. I know I need to read and research a LOT to learn more and appreciate this aspect of history. I have a goal for 2021, and I'll need to try to go back to the exhibit before it leaves in March.
