Egypt
This is a statue of the last king of Egypt's ancient 18th Dynasty Horemheb from his Saqqara tomb seated next to his likely first wife Amenia and sadly this is what it looks like today in Luxor.
The Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities has a number of objects they are looking for beside Amenia including 38 gold mainly Greco-Roman bracelets stolen since the 1970's.
The Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities
Top photo: (from Martin, The Hidden Tombs of Memphis)
Bottom photo: Luxor Museum
- New Albums On Egyptological
Photo Albums, Egyptological We have posted some lovely Albums of photos recently on Egyptological. Have a look at the above page. We have had a Horemheb theme running, with photographs from his tomb at Saqqara and of objects from...
- Two Reliefs Stolen From Saqqara Recovered
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) With photo. The Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Police have succeeded in recovering two well-preserved limestone reliefs stolen in 1986 by an international antiquities smuggling gang from Saqqara archaeological storehouses....
- The Avenue Of Sphinx's
So here we are presented with the completion of part of the avenue of sphinx's at Luxor. A complicated tale to resurrect an ancient processional way between Karnak temple and Luxor temple. The project may be one of the best examples of...
- Djehuty's Tomb At Luxor Reveals More
There has been more finds in the tomb of Djehuty at Luxor including a 17th dynasty child's sarcophagus and a collection of crude wooden shabti figurines dated to the 18th dynasty belonging to a priest. This find is just the latest...
- Archaeological Work Resumes In Upper Egypt
I laughed when I saw the title of the "Permanent Council of Antiquities", apparently it is led by whoever is the head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities on any given day? Anyhoo the secretary general of such organizations has approved...
Egypt
Still Seeking Amenia?
This is a statue of the last king of Egypt's ancient 18th Dynasty Horemheb from his Saqqara tomb seated next to his likely first wife Amenia and sadly this is what it looks like today in Luxor.
The Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities has a number of objects they are looking for beside Amenia including 38 gold mainly Greco-Roman bracelets stolen since the 1970's.
The Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities
Top photo: (from Martin, The Hidden Tombs of Memphis)
Bottom photo: Luxor Museum
- New Albums On Egyptological
Photo Albums, Egyptological We have posted some lovely Albums of photos recently on Egyptological. Have a look at the above page. We have had a Horemheb theme running, with photographs from his tomb at Saqqara and of objects from...
- Two Reliefs Stolen From Saqqara Recovered
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) With photo. The Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Police have succeeded in recovering two well-preserved limestone reliefs stolen in 1986 by an international antiquities smuggling gang from Saqqara archaeological storehouses....
- The Avenue Of Sphinx's
So here we are presented with the completion of part of the avenue of sphinx's at Luxor. A complicated tale to resurrect an ancient processional way between Karnak temple and Luxor temple. The project may be one of the best examples of...
- Djehuty's Tomb At Luxor Reveals More
There has been more finds in the tomb of Djehuty at Luxor including a 17th dynasty child's sarcophagus and a collection of crude wooden shabti figurines dated to the 18th dynasty belonging to a priest. This find is just the latest...
- Archaeological Work Resumes In Upper Egypt
I laughed when I saw the title of the "Permanent Council of Antiquities", apparently it is led by whoever is the head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities on any given day? Anyhoo the secretary general of such organizations has approved...