The Grand Egyptian Museum receives 309 artifacts belonging to different eras

egypt Mon, Dec. 9, 2019
Today, the Grand Egyptian Museum in the Archery Square received 309 artifacts belonging to different eras, including 64 heavy artifacts from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, amid security measures from the Tourism and Antiquities Police and the Rescue Police.

Major General Atef Moftah, the general supervisor of the Grand Egyptian Museum and the surrounding area, explained that these pieces are to be included in the museum's screening scenario, where some of them will be displayed at the grand staircase, while others will be displayed in the various exhibition halls of the museum, each according to the time period to which they belong.

Dr. Al-Tayeb Abbas, director of archaeological affairs at the Grand Egyptian Museum, added that one of the most important pieces is a statue of King Ramses II, the creation of one of the gods stands, a statue of the god Sekhmet and a statue of King Seti the second and a large plate of pink granite for King Ramses IV, in addition to another distinct group of statues that cross On the masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art.

For his part, Dr. Essa Zidan, Director General of Executive Affairs for Restoration and Transportation of Antiquities at the Grand Egyptian Museum, said that the transportation process was preceded by several different stages, including three-dimensional imaging and radar examination, in addition to the first restoration work for some of the pieces, indicating that the transport work was carried out in cooperation with the Arab Contractors Company Following the highest safety and security standards and under the supervision of specialists at the Grand Egyptian Museum, where 6 artifacts have been transported ranging in weight from 4 to 16 tons, in addition to another variety of pieces of wood, stones and minerals and have been deposited within the restoration laboratories designated for each of Here to start repair and maintenance.

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