Egypt
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- Carter Painting Found In Mid Wales
http://tinyurl.com/qfzp4 (icWales)"A painting by famous Egyptologist Howard Carter is to be valued after it turned up at a charity antiques event in Mid Wales. The gouache by Carter (1874-1939), who famously discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley...
Egypt
4,000-year-old relic uncovered in city garden
This Is Derbyshire
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AN Egyptian relic dug up in a Derby back garden has been valued at £10,000.
The owner of the item, a stone bust shaped as a pharaoh, appeared on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow where the item was valued by antiques expert Henry Sandon.
Asked how he came across the item, the owner, who did not want to be identified, said: “I was doing some gardening when I hit it with my spade.
“I’m just glad I didn’t do too much damage to it.”
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He did not know how the relic came to be in his back garden.
Mr Sandon said the bust originated from around 1700BC to 1750BC.
He added: “It is absolutely beautifully made. It possibly did have a beard and a nose and over time these have fallen off.
- Egyptian Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Statues In Luxor
xinhuanet Egyptian archaeologists on Wednesday uncovered a statue of pharaoh and a bust of the famous woman pharaoh Hatshepsut in the southern city of Luxor, the state MENA news agency reported. The three-meter Amenhotep statue was "dug out with only...
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Mathaba Egyptian Culture Minister Farouq Hosni said a stolen 4,500-year-old Egyptian relic that was to be included in a New York Christie's auction last year had come back home on Saturday, the official MENA news agency reported Sunday. See the above...
- Ancient Egyptian Skulls Found In U.k. Garden
http://tinyurl.com/2z2atl (South Manchester Reporter) Bizarre story about a Manchester (U.K.) man who found ancient Egyptian remains whilst digging in his back garden:Carrying out a routine spot of garden maintenance, Matthew McClelland was horrified...
- Exhibition: Reproductions Of Tutankhamun
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07062/766443-30.stm"When the Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show opens Friday, visitors can expect to see thousands of items for inside and outside the home -- everything from the latest in kitchen appliances to garden sheds,...
- Carter Painting Found In Mid Wales
http://tinyurl.com/qfzp4 (icWales)"A painting by famous Egyptologist Howard Carter is to be valued after it turned up at a charity antiques event in Mid Wales. The gouache by Carter (1874-1939), who famously discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley...