Tutankhamun Returns In A blaze Of Publicity - And Controversy

(via Guardian Unlimited) Charlotte Higgins writes about the most talked-about exhibitions of the year, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs + the gilded coffinette (used to store the pharoah's viscera, which is inalid with carnelian, obsidian and rock crystal; a fabulously preserved ivory and ebony box; a gessoed wooden chest with decorative fretwork) + other viewpoints @ http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/news/story/0,,2210359,00.html