Germany lends statue to Egypt for show

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Egypt said on Tuesday that Germany had agreed to return a 4500-year-old ancient Egyptian statue for a temporary exhibition at the inauguration of the new Egyptian Museum in 2011.

Antiquity supremo Zahi Hawass said the Roman and Pelizaeus Museum in Hildesheim had agreed to lend Egypt the seated statue of Hemiunu, architect of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

The famous statue is one of five that Hawass wants for the new museum's opening, including more controversially the bust of Nefertiti and the Rosetta stone.

To see a photograph of the statue concerned see the dedicated page on the Artchive website. The thumbnail looks blurred, but click on the "image viewer" link to expand the image to its full size, and it becomes beautifully clear.

See the above page for more details.