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Art Inside Out | Gilded Book of the Dead with Yekaterina Barbash, Josephine Jenks, and Ahmed Tarek

For the first time ever, lay eyes on one of the only complete and gilded Books of the Dead—the world’s finest existing copy. In this episode of Art Inside Out, curator Yekaterina Barbash and conservators Ahmed Tarek and Josephine Jenks discuss the three-year restoration of this 21-foot papyrus. It is now on view in a special Spotlight within our refreshed gallery dedicated to ancient Egyptian funerary practices. The gilded manuscript, dating between 340 and 57 B.C.E., holds nearly all 162 spells known from the longest versions. Unlike most surviving examples, it includes blank opening and closing pages that confirm its completeness. Conservation and curatorial efforts have also revealed its original owner—Ankhmerwer, son of Taneferher (“the one beautiful of face”)—offering an extraordinary connection to a person who lived more than two millennia ago. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Md66OC 00:00 Introduction to Books of the Dead 01:03 Gilded Book of the Dead 02:39 The Need for Conservation 03:42 Conservation Prep and Documentation 05:42 Golden Discoveries 06:31 Innovations in Working with Papyrus 08:15 The Scribes 09:41 Conservation Process 13:04 Curator's Discoveries 15:06 Final Thoughts Funding for the conservation of the illustrated Book of the Dead was generously provided through a grant from the Bank of America Art Conservation Project. #BkMEgyptianArt #BrooklynMuseum #BookOfTheDead #conservation #EgyptianArt