British Museum, the Egyptian department. Above a real mummy on display. It's awkward to realise that this was a person real and alive about 3000 years ago. And now thousands of people, coming from countries he never knew existed, come to look at his remains.
I also sketched a nice model of the gifts the ancient Egypts buried in their graves, two beautiful and intricately detailed models of riverboats. The realistic pose and detailing of the boatsmen is stunning.
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ReplyDeleteThe Fleming Musuem in Burlington, Vermont has a mummy in a glass case. As I sketched her, I told her I'm sorry she isn't resting at her home.
Yes indeed, I know what you mean, I felt a little awkward sketching this too.
ReplyDeleteFunny that you refer to the Burlington Mummy as "she", I never for a moment thought about his/her gender, even though that would be the most determining factor of his/her life back then.
Lovely flow of the medium in this! Great!
ReplyDeleteThank you adebanji!
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