Submitted by Jon Himoff on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 22:23
Zahi Hawass tells BusinessWeek that the touring exhibits including the King Tut and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs exhibition have netted Egypt $100 million USD since 2005. Considering that none of the major coffins or the ultimate, iconic piece the Death Mask are included in these shows (click here to see where they're hiding) it is quite an impressive yield for brand Tut and Egypt Inc. (King Tut's contracts are worth about as much as the world's most highly paid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo).
The Bronze Age people expressed their personal power through the purchase and display of high status objects. An agricultural surplus, plus control of natural resources like copper or and gold, created a degree of wealth which was used to support the area’s elite.
The items would often be given as offerings to local gods and the spirits of their ancestors.
The Bronze Age people expressed their personal power through the purchase and display of high status objects, such as this jet black bracelet. An agricultural surplus, plus control of natural resources like copper or and gold, created a degree of wealth which was used to support the area’s elite.
The items would often be given as offerings to local gods and the spirits of their ancestors.
The Bronze Age people expressed their personal power through the purchase and display of high status objects. An agricultural surplus, plus control of natural resources like copper or and gold, created a degree of wealth which was used to support the area’s elite.
The items would often be given as offerings to local gods and the spirits of their ancestors.
High ranking Neolithic Scots would wear jewellery to express their power, wealth and importance. These items may have held a spiritual power. Many of the dead were buried with lavish pieces to help them in the after life.
The beliefs of the Neolithic Scots are unknown, almost everything we know is through speculation and interpretation.
High ranking Neolithic Scots would wear jewellery to express their power, wealth and importance. These items may have held a spiritual power. Many of the dead were buried with lavish pieces to help them in the afterlife.
The beliefs of the Neolithic Scots are unknown, almost everything we know is through speculation and interpretation.
The Bronze Age people expressed their personal power through the purchase and display of high status objects. An agricultural surplus, plus control of natural resources like copper or and gold, created a degree of wealth which was used to support the area’s elite.
The items would often be given as offerings to local gods and the spirits of their ancestors.
The Bronze Age people expressed their personal power through the purchase and display of high status objects. An agricultural surplus, plus control of natural resources like copper or and gold, created a degree of wealth which was used to support the area’s elite.
The items would often be given as offerings to local gods and the spirits of their ancestors.
The Bronze Age people expressed their personal power through the purchase and display of high status objects. An agricultural surplus, plus control of natural resources like copper or and gold, created a degree of wealth which was used to support the area’s elite.
The items would often be given as offerings to local gods and the spirits of their ancestors.
The Bronze Age people expressed their personal power through the purchase and display of high status objects. An agricultural surplus, plus control of natural resources like copper or and gold, created a degree of wealth which was used to support the area’s elite.
The items would often be given as offerings to local gods and the spirits of their ancestors.
