http://www.ago.net/kingtut-podcast/ en-us ℗ & © 2009 Art Gallery of Ontario Podcast by David Silverman, Curator of King Tut, the Golden King and Great Pharaohs Art Gallery of Ontario Podcast by David Silverman, Curator of King Tut, the Golden King and Great Pharaohs Podcast by David Silverman, Curator of King Tut, the Golden King and Great Pharaohs Art Gallery of Ontario information@ago.net clean Art Gallery of Ontario Podcast by David Silverman, Curator of King Tut, the Golden King and Great Pharaohs Podcast by David Silverman, Curator of King Tut, the Golden King and Great Pharaohs http://graphics.artmatters.ca/mp3/kingtut/01%20Introduction%20by%20David%20Silverman.mp3 11 Dec 2009 09:00:01 GMT 00:41 clean Art Gallery of Ontario The Inner Coffin of Queen Meritamun is one of the prominent pieces in the section on Pharaoh's religion. The Inner Coffin of Queen Meritamun is one of the prominent pieces in the section on Pharaoh's religion. It's made of wood and is painted, and it also has the queen shown wearing a wig – and there are titles and her name inscribed on the front of the coffin. http://graphics.artmatters.ca/mp3/kingtut/02%20Inner%20Coffin%20of%20Queen%20Meritamun.mp3 11 Dec 2009 09:00:02 GMT 02:26 clean Art Gallery of Ontario The Funerary Mask of Psusennes I comes from the section in the exhibition that's called Pharaoh's Gold. The Funerary Mask of Psusennes I comes from the section in the exhibition that's called Pharaoh's Gold. In that part of the exhibition we try to explain why so many things were made of gold that went into pharaoh's burial. http://graphics.artmatters.ca/mp3/kingtut/03%20Funerary%20Mask%20of%20Psusennes%20I.mp3 11 Dec 2009 09:00:03 GMT 01:52 clean Art Gallery of Ontario The Canopic Stopper is actually the lid – there were four of these lids that had the form of the face of Tutankhamun. The Canopic Stopper is actually the lid – there were four of these lids that had the form of the face of Tutankhamun. These were the four lids for four sections of a container, made of calcite, which is a soft form of alabaster. http://graphics.artmatters.ca/mp3/kingtut/04%20Canopic%20Stopper.mp3 11 Dec 2009 09:00:04 GMT 01:45 clean Art Gallery of Ontario This is a Funerary Figure of Tutankhamun, sometimes called a Shabati figure, and is the first artifact you see in the section on Tutankhamun himself. This is a Funerary Figure of Tutankhamun, sometimes called a Shabati figure, and is the first artifact you see in the section on Tutankhamun himself. It's very large, one of the largest you'll see of these types of figures that are called funerary figures, or are called shabatis. http://graphics.artmatters.ca/mp3/kingtut/05%20Funerary%20Figure%20%28Shabati%29.mp3 11 Dec 2009 09:00:05 GMT 01:45 clean Art Gallery of Ontario This is a fairly simple chair for the Egyptian royalty. This is a fairly simple chair for the Egyptian royalty. It is made of wood and it doesn't really fit the true definition of a chair because the back is made in two parts and is separate from the legs that actually support it. http://graphics.artmatters.ca/mp3/kingtut/06%20Chair.mp3 11 Dec 2009 09:00:06 GMT 01:54 clean Art Gallery of Ontario This is the Canopic Coffinette of Tutankhamun. This is the Canopic Coffinette of Tutankhamun. There were actually four of these, and they were four miniature coffins that were made to look almost exactly like the golden coffin that Tutankhamun was buried in. http://graphics.artmatters.ca/mp3/kingtut/07%20Canopic%20Coffinette.mp3 11 Dec 2009 09:00:07 GMT 02:32 clean Art Gallery of Ontario The Finger and Toe Covers of Tutankhamun are made entirely of gold. The Finger and Toe Covers of Tutankhamun are made entirely of gold, and they're to reinforce the idea that the king has now become divine and therefore his skin and bones would be made of gold. http://graphics.artmatters.ca/mp3/kingtut/08%20Finger%20and%20Toe%20Covers.mp3 11 Dec 2009 09:00:08 GMT 01:49 clean Art Gallery of Ontario The Cobra Collar of Tutankhamun was one of several different necklaces that were found in the tomb. The Cobra Collar of Tutankhamun was one of several different necklaces that were found in the tomb. This one, and several others, were actually found on the body of Tutankhamun, put around the neck, and there were some others that were on different parts of the body. http://graphics.artmatters.ca/mp3/kingtut/09%20Cobra%20Collar.mp3 11 Dec 2009 09:00:09 GMT 01:33 clean Art Gallery of Ontario The Colossal Statue of Tutankhamun is the last artifact in exhibition. The Colossal Statue of Tutankhamun is the last artifact in exhibition, and it really tells about the fate of some pharaohs but not all pharaohs. This originally would have stood about 17.5 feet high, and it was placed in the exhibit at that exact height. http://graphics.artmatters.ca/mp3/kingtut/10%20Colossal%20Statue%20of%20Tutankhamun%20Usurped%20by%20Horemheb.mp3 11 Dec 2009 09:00:10 GMT 01:58 clean Art Gallery of Ontario This is the Toilet Seat from the 18th dynasty found in the capital city of Amarna. This is the Toilet Seat from the 18th dynasty found in the capital city of Amarna. It's possible even that some of the royal family might have used it, or something like this, and even Tutankhamun. http://graphics.artmatters.ca/mp3/kingtut/11%20Toilet%20Seat.mp3 11 Dec 2009 09:00:11 GMT 01:31 clean