Restoring Vandalism
Egypt

Restoring Vandalism


This article from Art Daily has a couple of interesting points on the objects damaged at the Cairo museum during the break in. The article also has a picture with good detail.




- Awful Artifacts Reappear
The fine folks at Egypt's Cairo museum are a little more relieved today from finding two objects believed stolen during the break in at the end of January. The drawing of the Heset vase really does sum up a broken antiquities department including...

- The Rosetta Stone In The Cairo Museum
As the officials at the Cairo museum pick Yuya's heart scarab off the ground outside the museum the time to reflect on what has happened to the museum and to it's exhibits is here. Questionable press releases have come from Dr. Zahi Hawass'...

- Damaged Artifacts Repaired
This article from Al Ahram is a good overview of the condition of Egypt's archaeological sites including the Cairo Museum and the artifacts damaged and restored in that institutions laboratory....

- More On Restorations
We have another article on the damage caused to artifacts in the Cairo museum though this article seems to have a little more information on the mummies damaged....

- Mummies And Churches
Very interesting article with good picture. http://www.eturbonews.com/1130/fayoums-mummies-and-churches...



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