This gold death mask of Tutankhamun is an example of the highest artistic and technical achievements of the ancient Egyptians in the New Kingdom.
Covering the head of the wrapped mummy in its coffin and activated by a magical spell, no.151b from the Book of the Dead, the mask ensured more protection for the king’s body. The exact portrayal of the king’s facial features achieved here made it possible for his soul to recognize him and return to his mummified body, thus ensuring his resurrection.
The head is covered by the royal headdress and the forehead bears the emblems of kingship and protection: the vulture and uraeus, or cobra. The gold sheets used in this wonderful mask are joined together by heating and hammering. The eyes are of obsidian and quartz and the eyebrows and eyelids are inlaid with lapis lazuli. The broad inlaid collar of semiprecious stones and colored glass ends in falcon heads.
From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 60672
From Beyond the Grave will be released on Blu-ray on October 8 via Warner Archive. The 1974 British film is the last in Amicus Productions’ series of horror anthologies.
Peter Cushing stars in the wraparound segment, while the four segments feature Donald Pleasence, Ian Bannen, Diana Dors, Ian Carmichael, David Warner. Kevin Connor (Motel Hell) directs.
From Beyond the Grave has been newly remastered in high definition. No special features are included.
Holy shit apparently the chinese diplomats walked out of the trade agreement talks, and according to Li Deshui, it was because the US demanded that China change its domestic policy, and open up a PERMANENT bilateral office to debate Beijing’s economic policy. I mean, holy fucking SHIT. This bold faced imperialism is sickening me, and I love the fact that, democrats are all like #resist, but of course they’re still towing the line that something NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT CHINA and how UNFAIR our trade is with them.
I’m sorry guys, but this is kind of important, because America basically outright demanded control of China’s economy. If you read the article, the original provision they had, they wanted to make it so the US was allowed to put sanctions on China if they didn’t like what China was doing with it’s economy. This is bold-faced outright an attempt to control the economy of China and dictate the lives of Chinese citizens.
Like, read the article. This is not something that should be ignored, I don’t care at all about your position on China, this is mask off imperialism.
This is similar to the arrangement established between the US and Mexico right now, though scaled out for a country as big as China.
If the Americans’ bloodlust is satiated, Mexico avoids 5% tariffs until the next review in another 45 days, and American demands have escalated with each review. This had led to a lot of political turmoil, since the demand that Mexico become a ‘safe third country’ is basically illegal and the political center in Mexico is to be opposed to taking the brutal measures the Americans love so much. That and AMLO’s shiny new national guard was tasked with undertaking these demands, which undermined his goal of undermining current police forces by creating of a new domestic police force that effectively shut out current cops thus keeping the new force relatively politically ‘clean.’
Even if America’s diplomatic hostage-taking weren’t so brazen, China would still have said no to this, as almost any country would, and I’m guessing the Americans knew the Chinese would reject this offer but made it anyway so they could turn around and say the Chinese are untrustworthy and unwilling to good-faith negotiations. all of which is to say fuck America and fuck Americans.
This blog is mostly so I can vent my feelings and share my interests. Other than that, I am nothing special.
If you don't like Left Wing political thought and philosophy, all things related to horror, the supernatural, the grotesque, guns or the strange, then get the fuck out. I just warned you.
