An ancient Egyptian bust on display at the Field Museum in Chicago has been the focus of interest since Michael Jackson's death as visitors double-take at the eerie similarities between the 3,000-year-old statue and the singer.Oh. Well. It's prob'ly him.
The limestone statue, which depicts an unidentified woman, went on display at the museum in 1988 and was carved during the New Kingdom Period, dating from between 1550 BC to 1050 BC.
The New Kingdom was very up-to-date, y'know. Much moreso than the fuddy-duddy Old Kingdom.
Like Jackson's surgically-altered face, the carving has a distinct, upturned nose and rounded eyes. And like Jackson -- if rumors of the singer's prosthesis are to be believed -- the statue's nose has partially disintegrated.
Whoa! Creepy, man! Makes me think about all those parallels between Kennedy and Lincoln. like Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln and Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy, and they were both shot. The presidents, not the secretaries.
Museum curator Jim Phillips said staff had been "inundated" with inquiries from Jackson fans since the star's similarities to the bust were pointed out in a recent newspaper article. "We've had people coming to the museum and asking 'Where's Michael Jackson?' So we have to tell them that he's not here, but there is a bust that looks a lot like him," Phillips told AFP.
Lends new interest to all those pictures of ancient Egyptians moonwalking, dunnit?... Say! I wonder how many busts they have that look like Ray Charles? I really liked Ray Charles...