Egypt
Egypt State Information Service
- Egypt Finds Granite Statue, Likely Of Ramses Ii
Reuters Africa Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a granite statue probably depicting the head of Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt's most powerful pharaohs, the country's culture ministry said on Wednesday. Researchers discovered the statue...
- Remnants Of Pharaonic Temple And Roman Church Drowned In The Nile In Aswan
Egypt State Information Service Part of Khnum Temple in Elephantine Island to the second side of "Cataract" Hotel in Aswan city was discovered 40 meters deep under the Nile water, Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Secretary General Zahi Hawwas said...
- More Re Ramesses Ii Statue
http://tinyurl.com/pbweb (sis.gov.eg)"Transferring Ramses II statue from Mit Rahina, where it was originally found in 1882, to the Ramses square was a mistake, Dr Zahi Hawwas the Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) said...
- Pieces Of Amenhotep And Tiye
Anyone who has ever visited the Cairo museum has seen and remembers well the colossal statue of Amenhotep III and his great wife Tiye. The statue is extremely rare in Egyptian art for it depicts Tiye on the same scale as king Amenhotep III. When originally...
- Is That Alexander?
A rare and attractive marble statue has been found at Alexandria which mar represent Alexander the great. http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Culture/000002/0203000000000000001144.htm...
Egypt
Rare statue of marble discovered in Alexandria
Egypt State Information Service
The Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Zahi Hawwas said 9/5/2009 that a Greek archeological mission under Calliope Papacosta discovered a rare statue made of white marble in Alexandria.
The 80 cm long, 23 cm wide statue has been discovered eight meters deep under the earth surface, Hawwas said.
A ribbon around the head of the statue proves that it belongs to an important person for such ribbon was used only be rulers, Hawwas added.
The facial features of the statue are much similar to that of Alexander the Great especially the nose and hair style, he said.
- Egypt Finds Granite Statue, Likely Of Ramses Ii
Reuters Africa Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a granite statue probably depicting the head of Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt's most powerful pharaohs, the country's culture ministry said on Wednesday. Researchers discovered the statue...
- Remnants Of Pharaonic Temple And Roman Church Drowned In The Nile In Aswan
Egypt State Information Service Part of Khnum Temple in Elephantine Island to the second side of "Cataract" Hotel in Aswan city was discovered 40 meters deep under the Nile water, Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Secretary General Zahi Hawwas said...
- More Re Ramesses Ii Statue
http://tinyurl.com/pbweb (sis.gov.eg)"Transferring Ramses II statue from Mit Rahina, where it was originally found in 1882, to the Ramses square was a mistake, Dr Zahi Hawwas the Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) said...
- Pieces Of Amenhotep And Tiye
Anyone who has ever visited the Cairo museum has seen and remembers well the colossal statue of Amenhotep III and his great wife Tiye. The statue is extremely rare in Egyptian art for it depicts Tiye on the same scale as king Amenhotep III. When originally...
- Is That Alexander?
A rare and attractive marble statue has been found at Alexandria which mar represent Alexander the great. http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Culture/000002/0203000000000000001144.htm...