The Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Zahi Hawwas said 9/5/2009 that a Greek archeological mission under Calliope Papacosta discovered a rare statue made of white marble in Alexandria.
The 80 cm long, 23 cm wide statue has been discovered eight meters deep under the earth surface, Hawwas said.
A ribbon around the head of the statue proves that it belongs to an important person for such ribbon was used only be rulers, Hawwas added.
The facial features of the statue are much similar to that of Alexander the Great especially the nose and hair style, he said.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Rare statue of marble discovered in Alexandria
Egypt State Information Service
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Any news of how or where this woman found this artefact. Is she still digging random 7 m deep holes without shoring and sending Egyptian labourers down in the hope of finding Alexander's tomb, the Soma?
I have no information about this excavation. If I did have information I would have published it. I also have no details about the working conditions at the site.
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