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08 August 2006 @ 10:03 am
Ur  
On today's calendar?

Visiting the Royal Tombs of Ur at the Museum of Natural Science. Yay! [livejournal.com profile] jalabert knows how much this thrills my soul -- and is probably grateful that she isn't part of this trip.

Sadly, no photos allowed so there will be no pics to add to my collection of photos of Sumerian and Assyrian art at the Met. Joe will earn his sainthood, I'm sure. He's so wonderfully patient with my glacial-melt pace when in exhibits.

ETA: Hope the little prim'ta's vet appointment went well today, [livejournal.com profile] jalabert!
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Mish: Archaeology Calvin Hobbes[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on August 8th, 2006 03:40 pm (UTC)
I answered too fast because I'm rushing around to get out of here, but I just realized what you said. The Brooklyn museum ALSO has Assyrian stuff? I thought their claim to fame was just the superb Egyptian collection. I'm going to get both? 3 days might not be enough. Damn.
[identity profile] mcroft.livejournal.com on August 8th, 2006 04:11 pm (UTC)
Egypt Through Other Eyes: The Popularization of Ancient Egypt Aug 12-Nov 12
Egypt Reborn Permanent Exhibit
Assyrian Reliefs Permanent Exhibit (they have other reliefs from this set @ the MET)...
In 1937, the Society lent them to the Brooklyn Museum and in 1955, Hagop Kevorkian, the New York collector and dealer, donated the funds to purchase and install the reliefs in the renamed Hagop Kevorkian Gallery of Ancient Middle Eastern Art at the Brooklyn Museum.

Other objects in the Brooklyn Museum's Ancient Near Eastern collection include works made by the Sumerians, Assyrians, Achaemenid Persians, Sabeans, and others.


Also Brooklyn has a number of Rodin sculptures from the Cantor collection, most of which was destroyed.
Mish: Archaeology Calvin Hobbes[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on August 9th, 2006 03:01 am (UTC)
*whimper* I wanna go NOW and see these. Especially the Assyrian reliefs. They're just so fascinating. One of these days I have to sit down and teach myself a bit of the language.

number of Rodin sculptures

What is it with you and this modern art stuff?!? ;-)