The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Venue Partner)
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Image: Stela of Userhat and his wife Nefertari; Userhat is the only known mortuary priest of Tutankhamun. From Thebes. Late Dynasty 18, ca. 1327-1295 B.C.. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905
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Mar 16, 2010 – Sep 6, 2010
Daily
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Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
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Free with museum admission
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Buried near his tomb in around 1327 B.C., remains from the mummification and funeral of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun were unearthed in 1907 by the American archaeologist Theodore M. Davis, who in 1909 donated the objects to the Met. The exhibition Tutankhamun's Funeral, on view through September 6, contains the most important pieces from the Davis find. Drawn primarily from the Met’s own collection, this exhibition includes pottery vessels from the funeral meal, linen sheets and bandages, bags of natron and sawdust from the embalming process, linen head covers worn by the embalmers, and even the miraculously well-preserved collars of real flowers that must have been intended to adorn the mummy, but were not used. Accompanied by photographs from the early 20th century by Harry Burton, the Museum’s expedition photographer, this exhibition gives an intimate glimpse into what went on at the pharaoh's funeral.
