AMORC - The Magnificent Trinity (1939).pdf

* Egyptian, Oriental

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[P ‘ urho it, ‘^f oundat ion, ^ la in tzn a n c z as we do upon the shoulders of the great civilizations which have prece ded ours , poised bet w een a trem en dous past and a va st unse en fu tu re , it behooves us to know mo re of th is fo undati on upon w hic h we rest. From a study of the things of yesterday can come that understanding which, if we choose to use it, will make for a greater tomorrow. A museum of antiquities provides an excellent place for such an inquiry into

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the pas t. It is only f itting, t herefore, th at the Rosicrucia n O rder, A M O R C , a non-sectarian, world-w ide, philosophic frate rn ity— active for centuries in d iffusing knowledge pertaining to man’s nature, his place in the universe, and his acc°m' plishm en ts— m ain ta in an in sti tu ti on fo r th e pre se rv atio n of those things which depict the achievements and the record of errors of our forebears. The Rosicrucian Egyptian, Oriental Museum was therefore established by the Rosicrucian Order, A M O R C , u nd er the autho rity of Dr. H. Spencer Lewis, i ts chief e xecu tive, to house such a collection of Egyptian and Oriental antiquities as would prove in structive and interesting to the membership of the Order and the general public alike. Th oug h the m useum is entirely financed and maintained by the R osic ruci an Order, an examination of its exhibits and enjoyment of its facilities are made possible to th e public w it hou t fee or ob lig ation.

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locatio n of the princ ipa l display case s and exhibits, is show n belo w. Galleries are indica ted by l etters of the alp hab et, an d cases and exhibits by numbe r. For method of locating exhibits, see explanation opposite.

LJndzx oj- < L p riincL^ia l S x P iitjiti pri ncip al ex hib its only ar e sh ow n in th e fo llow in g in de x. T hese exhibits are first divided into general classifications and then by particular objects. For example, to locate human mummies, by referring to the general classification

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, and running down the following list, we come to the. heading of F unereal caption Mummies. Opposite, we find the letter “E” which indicates the gallery, an d following tha t arc give n the c ase num bers, 3, 6. No w, by looking at t he floor plan of the galleries on the opposite page, and locating the corresponding gallery and case numbers, the exhibit can be found.

Mod el of the grea t pyramid of Cheops (A-J). Reconstruction of an Ancient Me ph is T e m p le ( G ) .

PREHISTORIC Busts of principal types of early man (D-4). Dioramas showing prehistoric habi tats (D-4). Flints and tools (D-5).

Utility and Beauty Objects Bronze arrowheads, knife, mirrors, needles, awls, razor, adz, alabaster cosmet ic j ars , etc . (D -J, D-6).

EGYPTIAN Altars (sacrificial) (D-2, E-5). Amulets and Scarabs (D-7, E-4). A rchitectural Columns (A ). Closed Papyrus. Co nnth ian-G recia n (evolution Egyptian). Open Papyrus.

FUNEREAL EXHIBITS Canopic jars (used to contain

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Benediction Stone (D-7). Cartouches Limestone cartouche of Queen Nefertiti (D-7). Red gra nite cartouche of Ramese X il (D-7) .

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Jewelry N e c k l a c e s , r i n g s , b e a d s , etc . ( D - 6 , E - 4 ) . Origi nal Rosary of Amen hotep rose an d cr oss (E-4 ),

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"Preparing a Mum my for Buri al,” by Dr. H . S pencer Lew is (E-6, wall) "T he Love Idoi, Queen Nefertiti ,” by Dr. H. Spencer Lewis (A-2, wall).

Pottery of early

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(D-5). Predynasti c to Greci an period ( Fragments of colored faience pottery

the vis cer a of embalmed body) (E-3). Cartonnag e (gilded and painted mummy masks) (E-l), Mummies (h uma n and anima l) (E- 3, E-6). Mum my shroud (E, wal l). Sarcophagi ( mu mm y c ases) (E-2, E -3, E-6). Statuettes (of carved wood, clay. Faien ce, bronze an d stone) (E -i, E- 4 E-6, D-8). Usha btiu — tomb figur ines of bronze, stone, wood a nd clay (D-8, E-6 ).

MUMMIES Hu man an d an imal (E-J, E-6).

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Statuary Bus t of Que en N efert iti (A -2). Head of Amenhotep IV Red granite figure of Horus, the(D-6) hawk head ed God (G -l). Sacr ed Ram of Am on Ra (G -8). Heroi c sue of Amen hotep III (G -2). Bust of Rameses I! (G -7) . Sckhmet, lion-headed goddess (G-4). Pri est of the temple of Ptah (G- 6). Tw o carved lion s of t he 18t h D ynasty (G-3, G-5).

Tombs and Temples Full-size reproduction of an Egyptian ro ck tomb (A -l) _ Model of King Tutankh amo n's tomb (A-4).

Bas-Reliefs (F, walls). Cones and tabl ets ( F- l, F-?) Household Gods ( F-1). Mask (sculptured tragic) (F-4). Basalt Obelisk inscribed in cuneiform and bas-reliefs (F-3) Sea ls— lapidar y work {F-1).

BABYLONIAN Basalt inscripti on ston e of N ebu cha d ne zza r II (F -2) . Calendar stone of Alexander the Great (F-T). Clay bri cks from the H anging Gardens (F-4) Fragme nts of g lazed bri ck (F-5), Ishtar Gate of Babylon (reconstruc tion) (E).

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Statuary (C).

ORIENTAL Bud dha St atue s ( B- l. B-4) . Chines e carving (B-2 ).

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collection of sacred Thibetan Temples (

objects from B-3) .

COPYRIGHT, 1939, BY AMORC FIRST EDITION, JANUARY, 1939

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