Egypt
Egyptians blog (lovely Tim Reid)
- Red List Announced Covering At-risk Egyptian Cultural Objects
Cultural Heritage Lawyer (Rick St Hilaire) The International Council of Museums (ICOM) today announced that it would soon release a Red List for Egypt. Red Lists describe various types of cultural objects that are considered to be at-risk. Such lists...
- Hawass Chides Museums Over Antiquities
Indiana Gazette (Ula Ilnytzky) Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, said Wednesday he had a wish list of objects he wants returned. He singled out several museums, including the St. Louis Art Museum, which he said...
- The Ambassadors Of Ancient Egyptian Art
This is a list of some of the most important Egyptian artifacts not the property of Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities including the silver cult statue of Horus the Elder from the Miho Museum. This 36+ pound silver statue was once covered in thick gold...
- Truth On Display
Certainly the battle of Egypt's authorities to retrieve artifacts that have gone abroad over the last 200 years is in full swing though the bust of Nefertiti is the star of this cause there are still many more questionable important artifacts. I have...
- A Wonderful Collection
Though this article is on a show of art in general from the collection of the Metropolitan museum of art I put it here because it talks about the Norbert Schimmel collection of Amarna period talatats. Schimmel acquired dozens of these wonderful...
Egypt
Feature: The 10 most important Egyptian objects outside Egypt
Egyptians blog (lovely Tim Reid)
Tim has helpfully assembled a list of Egyptian artefacts which are not in Egypt's hands but are of considerable importance. Very topical at the moment, of course.
This is a list of the most important Egyptian artifacts not the property of Egypt's Supreme council of antiquities. Though there are certainly more contenders for the list including perhaps the gold headdress of a wife of Thutmosis III in New York's Metropolitan museum of art or the Norbert Schimmel talatats from that same institution.
- Red List Announced Covering At-risk Egyptian Cultural Objects
Cultural Heritage Lawyer (Rick St Hilaire) The International Council of Museums (ICOM) today announced that it would soon release a Red List for Egypt. Red Lists describe various types of cultural objects that are considered to be at-risk. Such lists...
- Hawass Chides Museums Over Antiquities
Indiana Gazette (Ula Ilnytzky) Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, said Wednesday he had a wish list of objects he wants returned. He singled out several museums, including the St. Louis Art Museum, which he said...
- The Ambassadors Of Ancient Egyptian Art
This is a list of some of the most important Egyptian artifacts not the property of Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities including the silver cult statue of Horus the Elder from the Miho Museum. This 36+ pound silver statue was once covered in thick gold...
- Truth On Display
Certainly the battle of Egypt's authorities to retrieve artifacts that have gone abroad over the last 200 years is in full swing though the bust of Nefertiti is the star of this cause there are still many more questionable important artifacts. I have...
- A Wonderful Collection
Though this article is on a show of art in general from the collection of the Metropolitan museum of art I put it here because it talks about the Norbert Schimmel collection of Amarna period talatats. Schimmel acquired dozens of these wonderful...