Write a commentary on the following image
The purpose of the commentary is for you to demonstrate that you understand the significance of a visual image and its relation to material culture, in preparation of an entry meant to be included in a museum’s catalogue. Please, set ONE of the following visual images in its literary, cultural or historical context.
1. Pap. Harris I (The Great Papyrus Harris) BM EA 9999/43 – page showing Ramses III before the gods of Memphis
? This page can be also seen in the facsimile publication “Facsimile of an Egyptian hieratic papyrus of the reign of Rameses III, now in the British museum”, available in the Special Collection of the Roderic Bowen Library and Archives; Brit. M. 181 RBLA Reference
(I will upload the image to the order panel after placing the order).
DO NOT go over the total word count by more than 100 words.
DO give all page numbers next to citations.
Examples, how to write catalogue entries are to be found in exhibition catalogues, two of them are especially recommended
Teeter, E. (ed.) (2011). Before the Pyramids: the Origins of Egyptian Civilization. Chicago: Oriental Institute. ? in library and online: http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/catalog/oimp/oimp33.html (free download)
Taylor, J. (ed.) (2010). Journey through the afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. London: British Museum Pr. ? in library
The following museums provide a good online version of their catalogues (collection databases) and their websites are recommended and are therefore allowed to use (for general remarks concerning usage of website see below):
• British Museum (http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database.aspx )
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (http://www.metmuseum.org/collections)
• Petrie Museum (UCL) (http://petriecat.museums.ucl.ac.uk/ OR http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/Welcome.html)
• Brooklyn Museum (http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/collections/)
• Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung Berlin (http://www.aegyptisches-museum-berlin-verein.de/index.php)
• The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/fcgi-bin/db2www/browse.mac/category?selLang=English)
• Museo Egizio di Torino (http://collezioni.museoegizio.it/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection)
• Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge (http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/explorer/)
• The Global Egyptian Museum: over 2 million objects from ancient Egypt kept in about 850 public collections, dispersed over 69 countries around the world ? including objects from the Egyptian Museum Cairo (http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/)
