The colossal statue standing in front of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s entrance is considered one of the most important antiquities at the library. The colossal Statue belongs to a Ptolemaic king represented as pharaoh in the Ancient Egyptian style and topped by the white crown of Upper Egypt.The colossal statue is made of pink granite and was recovered from the Alexandria, Eastern Harbor, at Qaitbay Citadel. Unfortunately, the statue bears no inscriptions referring to its owner. It was commonly believed that it depicts either Ptolemy I or Ptolemy II. However, by looking at the facial features and hairstyle, it is possible to identify it also as representing Ptolemy IX or Ptolemy X.
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Switzerland returns a fragment of a statue of King Ramesses II to Egypt! The object was stolen between the late 1980s and early 1990s from the Temple of Ramses II in Abydos. Read more from this link.
Link: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/07/04/switzerland-returns-stolen-fragment-of-ancient-ramesses-ii-statue-to-egypt
Link: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/07/04/switzerland-returns-stolen-fragment-of-ancient-ramesses-ii-statue-to-egypt
A New Digital Painting inspired by the ancient Egyptian god Ra by Artist Basel El-Kadi.
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A looped cross funerary stela carved in relief from limestone with a human face at the center. It dates to the 6th or 7th century CE during the Byzantine Period, and was found in Akhmim in Upper Egypt.This piece is now displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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The first TV Show that teaches The Ancient Egyptian Language,This TV show is cold "Our Old language - لغتنا القديمة" and it's Displayed on El-Olah TV Channel.
The Nubian House is a model of traditional architecture that reflects the clarity and privacy of the Nubian culture, through the layout and architectural style.The homes are traditionally built with mud brick and palm branches and the ground is covered in pure yellow sand, and the homes main entrances are facing the direction of the north winds. The house is divided into two parts, the first at the forefront is for men, where the men of the household sit and receive visitors, and the second is at the back of the house for women and has its privacy.
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The Supreme Council of Antiquities inspected the exhibition halls designated to receive the exhibition "Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs" at the Australian Museum in Sydney.The inspection aims at ensuring that the halls are equipped with security and precautionary equipments, and safe to receive the artefacts.
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Niobe the daughter of Tantalus, king of Phrygia in Asia Minor, and wife of Amphion who founded the Greek city of Thebes and built its walls. The Greeks considered her a patroness of education and knowledge, and a goddess of Thebes. Niobe and Amphion had seven sons and seven daughters, all of them were of beauty and splendor, and Niobe always bragged about them, which provoked the jealousy and anger of the goddess Leto, the wife of Zeus, who only gave birth to Apollo and Artemis. Which lead Leto to plan a revenge on Niobe, where Apollo killed the boys and Artemis killed the girls; Niobe wept for the loss of her children, until she turned to rock over the Mount Sipylus.
Marble, 2nd century AD, loxur.Displayed in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, Cairo.
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Marble, 2nd century AD, loxur.Displayed in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, Cairo.
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