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Two toes of King Psamtik I statue excavated in Matariya
Egypt
September 25, 2017
Two toes of King Psamtik I statue excavated in Matariya
The Egyptian-German archaeological mission operating in Matariya area discovered on Sunday two toes belonging to the statue of King Psamtik…
Statue by Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar discovered in Port Said
Art news
August 29, 2017
Statue by Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar discovered in Port Said
Port Said Governor, Adel al-Ghadban, announced the discovery of a statue of an Egyptian female farmer, known in Arabic as…
Statue of Marilyn Monroe at Cairo Opera House stirs controversy
Culture
June 21, 2017
Statue of Marilyn Monroe at Cairo Opera House stirs controversy
A controversy erupted Tuesday on Egypt’s social media outlets following the circulation of photos of a statue of world-renowned late…
Newly-discovered 3,000-year-old statue of pharaoh to be inaugurated Tuesday
Archaeology
April 17, 2017
Newly-discovered 3,000-year-old statue of pharaoh to be inaugurated Tuesday
The eight-meter statue of an ancient pharaoh discovered in a Cairo slum in March has been restored and will be…
‘Secret Keeper’ statue in Alexandria square collapsed: official
Archaeology
April 3, 2016
‘Secret Keeper’ statue in Alexandria square collapsed: official
The people of Alexandria were surprised Sunday by the disappearance of the statue of the "Secret Keeper" from downtown Alexandria,…
Ancient statue found in Aswan house raid
Egypt
December 31, 2015
Ancient statue found in Aswan house raid
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damati announced Thursday the discovery of an archeological statue for King Amenhotep III of the Eighteenth Dynasty,…
Zahi Hawass: Selling the statue of Sekhemkhet Ka is a crime
Archaeology
August 24, 2015
Zahi Hawass: Selling the statue of Sekhemkhet Ka is a crime
Former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass said at a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday that selling the statue of…
Egypt fails to retrieve ancient statue before sale at UK auction
Culture
July 11, 2014
Egypt fails to retrieve ancient statue before sale at UK auction
Egypt has failed to retrieve an Ancient pharaonic statue before it was sold for £14 million at a UK auction…
Two Ptolemaic lion statues found in Fayoum
Egypt
December 3, 2012
Two Ptolemaic lion statues found in Fayoum
An archaeological mission discovered two sandstone statues of kneeling lions from the Ptolemaic erain Fayoum, Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali…
Azerbaijan removes statue of Egypt’s Mubarak
Egypt
June 8, 2011
Azerbaijan removes statue of Egypt’s Mubarak
The authorities in Azerbaijan have removed a monument to deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak which had angered government critics, an…