Egypt
A pink granite statue of a priest from the Ramesside period which was recently seized by Cairo police has been found to be authentic. The 56cm tall statue also depicts Osiris, Isis and a priest including a hieroglyphic inscription.
- Looting Of King Ramses Ii's Colossus Thwarted
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Last night looters sneaked into the southern quarry of the upper Egyptian city of Aswan in an attempt to cut and remove the statue of King Ramses II. The statue is half buried in the sand as it was originally cut in red granite...
- 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...
- Animal Mummies And A Mysterious Statue
This past summer a team of archaeologists led by professor Mary-Ann Pouls Wegner of the University of Toronto found the tomb of a priest at Abydos and temple storerooms including the discovery of 85 animal mummies. The mummies appear to be mostly...
- 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...
- Statue Of Rameses Ii Found
Wow you sure cant have enough of those! The statue is made from pink granite and is missing the nose and beard. The author said Nefertiti was wife of Rameses II this would have made Nefertiti around 200 years old, thank goodness for the picture. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/3074496/Ancient-statue-of-Ramses-II-found-near-Cairo.html...
Egypt
Seized Ramesside Statue
A pink granite statue of a priest from the Ramesside period which was recently seized by Cairo police has been found to be authentic. The 56cm tall statue also depicts Osiris, Isis and a priest including a hieroglyphic inscription.
- Looting Of King Ramses Ii's Colossus Thwarted
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Last night looters sneaked into the southern quarry of the upper Egyptian city of Aswan in an attempt to cut and remove the statue of King Ramses II. The statue is half buried in the sand as it was originally cut in red granite...
- 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...
- Animal Mummies And A Mysterious Statue
This past summer a team of archaeologists led by professor Mary-Ann Pouls Wegner of the University of Toronto found the tomb of a priest at Abydos and temple storerooms including the discovery of 85 animal mummies. The mummies appear to be mostly...
- 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...
- Statue Of Rameses Ii Found
Wow you sure cant have enough of those! The statue is made from pink granite and is missing the nose and beard. The author said Nefertiti was wife of Rameses II this would have made Nefertiti around 200 years old, thank goodness for the picture. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/3074496/Ancient-statue-of-Ramses-II-found-near-Cairo.html...