Egypt
- Archaeologists Unearth Granite Statue
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The upper part of a granite double statue of king Amenhotep III (1410-1372 BC) was unearthed at Kom El-Hittan in the west bank of Luxor. Kom el-Hittan is the site of the temple of Amenhotep III, which was once the largest temple...
- More Re Discoveries At Beni Suef
Actualidad Terra This piece adds a few details to previous reports on the discovery. My rough interpretation of this piece is fragmented - partly because of my rusty Spanish but partly because the story itself seems a bit vague. If anyone can do a better...
- El Gran Museo Egipcio Abrirá En Octubre De 2011
La Opinion de Tenerife More Spanish. This article has a look at the plans for the construction of the new Grand Egyptian Museum, which is due to open in October 2011 with over 100,000 archaeological items from the Pharanic era of Egypt. The date for the...
- Stolen Egyptian Artefacts Handed Over To Consulate
The New York Sun (Bradley Hope) A stolen4,500-year-old Egyptian relic that was to be included in a Christie's auction last year was returned to the consulate yesterday and will soon head to Egypt, officials said. The duck-shaped, alabaster vessel...
- More Re Duck-shaped Vessels Retrieved By Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/23opew (sis.gov.eg) "Egypt has succeeded in retrieving two food alabaster boxes in the shape of ducks which had been excavated by Dr. Dieter Arnold in 1979 from the pyramid complex of Amenemhat III at Dahshur then smuggled abroad. These...
Egypt
Egypt to recover illegally obtained alabaster vesels
http://tinyurl.com/22mra5 (actualidad.terra.es)
"El ministro egipcio de Cultura, Faruq Hosni, anunció que su país recuperará dos urnas de alabastro con forma de pato que datan del Imperio Medio (2025-1795 a.C.) y que fueron sacadas de contrabando fuera de Egipto. Las dos piezas arqueológicas, que eran usadas para contener alimentos fueron descubiertas en 1979 por el experto estadounidense Dieter Arnold en la pirámide del faraón Amenemhat III (1860-1814 a.C.), precisó el ministro en un comunicado."
Rough translation: The Egyptian Minister of Cutlure, Farouk Hosni, has announced that Egypt will recover two duck-shaped alabaster vesesls dating to the Middle Kingdom, and which were smuggled out of Egypt. According to informtaion from the Minsitry, he two artefacts, which were used as food containers, were discovered in 1979 by Dieter Arnold in the pyramid of the Pharaoh Amenemhat III.
Rough translation: The Egyptian Minister of Cutlure, Farouk Hosni, has announced that Egypt will recover two duck-shaped alabaster vesesls dating to the Middle Kingdom, and which were smuggled out of Egypt. According to informtaion from the Minsitry, he two artefacts, which were used as food containers, were discovered in 1979 by Dieter Arnold in the pyramid of the Pharaoh Amenemhat III.
- Archaeologists Unearth Granite Statue
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The upper part of a granite double statue of king Amenhotep III (1410-1372 BC) was unearthed at Kom El-Hittan in the west bank of Luxor. Kom el-Hittan is the site of the temple of Amenhotep III, which was once the largest temple...
- More Re Discoveries At Beni Suef
Actualidad Terra This piece adds a few details to previous reports on the discovery. My rough interpretation of this piece is fragmented - partly because of my rusty Spanish but partly because the story itself seems a bit vague. If anyone can do a better...
- El Gran Museo Egipcio Abrirá En Octubre De 2011
La Opinion de Tenerife More Spanish. This article has a look at the plans for the construction of the new Grand Egyptian Museum, which is due to open in October 2011 with over 100,000 archaeological items from the Pharanic era of Egypt. The date for the...
- Stolen Egyptian Artefacts Handed Over To Consulate
The New York Sun (Bradley Hope) A stolen4,500-year-old Egyptian relic that was to be included in a Christie's auction last year was returned to the consulate yesterday and will soon head to Egypt, officials said. The duck-shaped, alabaster vessel...
- More Re Duck-shaped Vessels Retrieved By Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/23opew (sis.gov.eg) "Egypt has succeeded in retrieving two food alabaster boxes in the shape of ducks which had been excavated by Dr. Dieter Arnold in 1979 from the pyramid complex of Amenemhat III at Dahshur then smuggled abroad. These...