Egypt on Thursday received two enormous royal statues that had been displayed as part of the exhibition “Sunken Cities: The Enchanting World of Egypt” in the US. The statues will be installed at the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Image courtesy to Egypt Independent
Egypt on Thursday received two enormous royal statues that had been displayed as part of the exhibition “Sunken Cities: The Enchanting World of Egypt” in the US. The statues will be installed at the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa al-Waziry explained that the statues were returned following approval from the Cabinet, and will be transferred to the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Image courtesy to Egypt Independent
The “Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Enchanted World” exhibition first opened in 2015 at the Arab World Institute of France under the title “Osiris … the secrets of sunken Egypt.” It then moved to the British Museum in London. The first tour of the artifacts ended with an exhibition in Switzerland.
The exhibition includes 293 pieces that tell the story of two of the most important ancient trade cities to sink under the Mediterranean following a destructive earthquake. The exhibition includes some pieces previously on display in the Graeco-Roman Museum in Alexandria as well as the Alexandria Museum and the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir.
Image courtesy to Egypt Independent
Professor Moamen Othman, Head of the Museums Sector at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, said that the two statues are of a king and a queen from the Ptolemaic period and are made of pink granite. Each statue is about five meters tall, he added.
The first statue depicts a king standing wearing the double crown, his left foot forward, his hands clenched at his sides.
The second statue depicts a queen wearing a transparent robe and the crown of Hathor, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement.
Image courtesy to Egypt Independent
Located at the edge of the desert plateau between the pyramids and Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum feature a 24,000 square meter permanent exhibition space hosting also the Tutankhamen collection, a children’s museum, conference centre, conservation centre and gardens. The building’s façade features with a giant triangular pattern and stretches on a 50m level slope, recalling difference in height created by the Nile as it carves its way through the desert. A front surface defined by a veil of translucent stone transforms from day to night.
Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.
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