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Renowned art conservator Laura Mora dies at 85
A renowned Italian art conservator, Laura Mora, passed away on Sunday at the age of 85, following a 10-year struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
Mora, along with her husband, participated in restoring a number of world-famous antiquities, such as the Egyptian tomb of Queen Nefertari, on which they worked between 1986 and 1992.
According to Francis Amin, an archaeologist from Luxor, Mora transferred her expertise to a team of Egyptian and foreign conservators. “During her six-year work in the tomb, we became very close. She told then that the restoration of the Nefertari tomb had been her dream since 1968,” he told Al-Masry Al-Youm,adding that she was very happy when the restoration was approved.
The tomb of Nefertari, wife of King Ramsis II, is one of the most beautiful toms in Egypt, as it still preserves its original colors. It was discovered by Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1904.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
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