Daily Photo - Coptic frescos from the Nubia Museum
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Daily Photo - Coptic frescos from the Nubia Museum


Frescos from Abdalla Nirqi Church, 10th Century A.D., Nubia now housed in the Nubia Museum in Aswan. If you're interested in Nubian church decoration there is an article on the subject on the Arkamani website: Observations on the system of Nubian church-decoration by Karel C. Innemee.








- More On New Nubia Exhibit
http://tinyurl.com/rg5hv (Chicago Tribune) As reported earlier, the Oriental Institute, in Chicago, U.S., has opened a new permanent exhibit dedicated to ancient Nubia. "The Oriental Institute has long been involved with preserving Nubia's legacy....

- Restoring Nubia's Monuments
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/"As part of the international campaign to rescue Nubia's monuments, a large project that includes the rebuilding of the Temple of Thutmose III in Suboe' Valley, is being carried out by the Fund for Nubian...

- Paris To Host Nubian Exhibition
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o060425v.htm "An Egyptian Antiquity delegation will soon fly to Paris to participate in the "Nubia Campaign: Yesterday and Today" exhibition. It has been organized by UNESCO headquarters in Paris on 13 April. This exhibition...

- What Becomes Of The Coptic Church?
Archaeologists working on the avenue of sphinx's have discovered a fifth century Coptic church on the avenue as well as a Nilometer. The article does not say whether the remains of the church are to be preserved?...

- Restoring The Hanging Church
Russian experts are restoring the third century Coptic church known as the hanging church outside of Cairo. http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=6543...



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