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4 (iPod): Statue of Osiris
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jan 28, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Everything you didn't know you wanted to know about Osiris and didn't think to ask! Episode 4 checks out a real Egyptian Mystery, a relatively recent acquisition at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Statue of Osiris, complete with trap doors, hollow cavities, fake mummies, and false doorways. But it's not just fun and games. We also look the ancient stylistic tradition of funerary architecture and explore its evolving context over millennia of Egyptian history, including a close peek at the Coffin of Khnum-nakht at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and more! Explore more episodes, image galleries, credits, transcripts, and additional resources at http://ancientartpodcast.org. Connect at http://twitter.com/lucaslivingston and http://facebook.com/ancientartpodcast.
Released:
Jan 28, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
3 (HD): A Donkey-headed Rhyton: Using a particularly delightful example from the Art Institute of Chicago, we look at the history of the Ancient Greek rhyton (drinking cup) from its involvement in heroic warrior feasts and sacrifices to the drinking parties of 5th Century B.C. Athens. by Ancient Art Podcast, Ancient Worlds