08 December 2008
Litte Things, Poor Bastard Reprise
Just gleaned a bit of Intel on the statue to be executed. For all you conservators, this should give you a couple of jollies: the head is actually a cast from the original from the BM or the Louvre or any other major museum in the world. It had been fixed on the torso before the people responsible realized that the colour was way off and, here's the kicker, the material of which it was made deteriorates quite quickly in direct sunlight. I mean, Luxor is well known for it's cloudy skies and weak sun. It's not like it's in Africa or something.
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There's a big article on that head in a magazine called Ancient Egypt or somesuch (one of those UK ones for retired people with too much time on their hands which my brother kindly subscribed me to when I got back last year). Anyway at least it's warm so stop your moaning. Bloody freezing here & the church we're working in is approx minus 3500 degrees. About the same age as the sculpture in numbers. Welcome to the blogosphere BTW. Now you've dipped your toes in you might as well take the full plunge. The water's lovely..
Might very well be,but I can't swim!
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