Ancient Egypt at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Our brief tour of Boston now takes us to the Museum of Fine Arts. Let's start with a sampling of the collection from Ancient Egypt.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Pseudo-group statue of Penmeru, Egypt (Giza)

Triad of Penmeru, Egypt (Giza)

The Tomb of Penmeru

Frieze

Pottery coffin, Egypt (Tell el-Yahudia), Dynasties 19-22, 1293-712 B.C.

Sarcophagus of Kheper-Re, Egypt (Giza Tomb G 7757 A), Saite Period, Dynasty 26, reign of Amasis, 570-525 B.C.

Set of dummy canopic jars, Egypt, Dynasties 21-25, 1070-656 B.C.

Cartonnage case containing mummy of Tabes, Egypt (Thebes), Third Intermediate Period, early Dynasty 22, 930-880 B.C.

Cartonnage case containing mummy of Tabes, Egypt (Thebes), Third Intermediate Period, early Dynasty 22, 930-880 B.C.

Mummy mask, Egypt (Meir), early Roman Period, 1st half of 1st century A.D.

Animal figurines

Colossal statue of King Menkaura, Egypt (Giza, pyramid temple of Menkaura), Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaura, 2490-2472 B.C.

Image added September 4, 2015

Photo of the colossal statue of King Menkaura prior to the 1920's plaster reconstruction.

Image added September 4, 2015

Note:  You know the drill. There's more to read here about the great town of Boston. I also have a couple of posts about David Roberts's stunning vision of Ancient Egypt.

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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #476

Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #476 for May 25, 2015. The drawing is by Benjamin Schwartz.

"You need to be more grounded."

I played with a lot of captions this week.

"Isn't it time you left your guilt behind too?"
"With one exception, you've made a lot of progress."
"When I said talking about it won't kill you, it was a figure of speech."
"When I said talking about it won't kill you, I didn't know you were in the Mafia."
"You've finally acknowledged your own mortality."
"There's no longer any point to thinking outside the box."
"When did you first feel they were out to get you?"
"I trust you're not taking my last payments to the grave."

June 1, 2015 Update: The Finalists

June 22, 2015 Update:  Winning Caption

Note: Last week, Frank Cotham sent a limousine around to the cave. My caption was made from stone knives and bearskins. See the primitive results of Contest #475.

Benjamin Schwartz cartoons: Yeah, we've got that.

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Gahan Wilson's Eerie Skeleton and Bats

Gahan Wilson provides an abundance of the requisite eeriness in this souvenir drawing with bats and a skeleton. Yes, there's even a coffin too for good measure. The drawing was recently sold on eBay. The image feels fairly seasonal right now with Halloween approaching, but in Gahan Wilson's case, drawings like this one are probably a year-round thing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gahan-Wilson-The-New-Yorker-Playboy-Artist-Cartoonist-Signed-Autograph-Sketch-/370784520836?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item56547aca84&nma=true&si=UB68sj2DvLx%252F9kdb54zXrlCgzYs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Note:  Further blog posts regarding Gahan Wilson may be seen here.

Gahan Wilson's New Yorker work may be found in the Cartoon Bank here.

The documentary "Gahan Wilson:  Born Dead, Still Weird" by Steven-Charles Jaffe has its website here. The film is coming to Beverly Hills, California from November 22 to 28.

Gahan Wilson's informative 2009 radio interview on the Leonard Lopate Show is here.

You'll find the latest news about Gahan Wilson on Ink Spill here.

There are also a couple of illustrations by Gahan Wilson on The Pictorial Arts blog here.

Additional blog posts about Halloween can be found here.

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