Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Exhibition: Treasures of Ancient Egypt

This is a somewhat more coherent report than the one I posted yesterday, about the touring exhibition, which starts the Arab leg of its travels in Bahrain, at the Bahrain National Museum: "Thousands of people from Bahrain and abroad are expected to visit the exhibition, which continues until July 31. A total of 122 objects dating back thousands of years ago will be displayed at the exhibition, Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities Egyptology sector head Sabry Abdul El Aziz Khater told the GDN at a Press conference held at the museum yesterday.
The oldest artefacts date back to 2,600 BC during the time of Pharaoh Snefru, who built the first real pyramid and whose son, Khufu, built the Great Pyramid of Giza, he said.
Other pieces come from the time of ancient Egyptian King Ramses II (1304 -1237 BC).
Artefacts found in the tomb of King Tutankhamen (1347-1338 BC), the only tomb found completely intact, will also be on display."
See the above page for more details.
The website for the Museum appears to be down at the moment.

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