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Friday, September 30, 2022

Egypt recovers ancient wooden coffin cover from Houston museum - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities - Ahram Online

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Egypt recovers ancient wooden coffin cover from Houston museum

MENA , Friday 30 Sep 2022

Egypt has successfully recovered an ancient wooden coffin cover from a Houston museum in the US.

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Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Mostafa Waziri said Egypt's Consul General in Houston Hossam El-Qawish succeeded in recovering the coffin cover which was smuggled from Egypt several years ago.

Waziri said the process is part of Egypt's strenuous efforts to recover smuggled artefacts and antiquities through cooperation between the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

These efforts started in 2019 when the country requested the US Attorney General's Office in Manhattan return a gilded coffin of Tut Ankh Amun that was on display at the Metropolitan Museum and is now on display at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Fustat, Cairo. Investigations intro the recovery process of the coffin took more than four years.

Head of SCA's Restored Antiquities Department Shaaban Abdel-Gawad said that investigations carried out by the US side uncovered an international smuggling network and six other artefacts that were returned from the Metropolitan Museum earlier this month and delivered to the Egyptian consulate in Houston.

The restored wooden cover dates back to the old Pharaonic eras. The over three-metre-long relic carries hieroglyphic inscriptions and has a green-coloured golden façade.

El-Qawish expressed his thanks and appreciation to the US authorities for their help in returning the Egyptian antique.

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Fwd: SACP Conservators in Action



Site logo image southasasif posted: " Mohamed Shebib and Mohamed El Azeb Hakem The most important work at the site of South Asasif is performed by our amazing conservation team led by Abdelrzk Mohamed Ali and Ali Hassan Ibrahim. Members of the Conservation team 2022 The work done by" South Asasif Conservation Project

SACP Conservators in Action

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Mohamed Shebib and Mohamed El Azeb Hakem

The most important work at the site of South Asasif is performed by our amazing conservation team led by Abdelrzk Mohamed Ali and Ali Hassan Ibrahim.

  • Members of the Conservation team 2022

The work done by Taib Hassan Ibrahim, Mohamed El Azeb Hakem, Hassan El Dimerdash, Said Ali Hassan, Mohamed Badawy, Mohamed Shebib, Taib Said Mohamed brings back to life the damaged tombs of South Asasif.

Mohamed Shebib and Mohamed El Azeb Hakem are fitting a newly found fragment on the north face of pillar NP3 featuring the texts of BD 104 and 51

This blog entry features the stars of the team, Mohamed Shebib and Mohamed El Azeb Hakem and their work with the fragments of the decoration of the tomb of Karakhamun (TT 223) found this year.

Their knowledge of local limestone is incredible. Mohamed Shebib sees and remembers every crack, vein, spot, color of limestone on the walls and pillars of the tomb and detached fragments. It helps tremendously in finding joins and reconstructing inscriptions and imagery. The moment the original location of a newly found fragment is confirmed, Mohamed El Azeb Hakem springs into action and safely installs it into a pocket carved in the new limestone.

This video demonstrates their  work with this beautiful recently discovered fragment featuring three legs.

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Director of the Middle Area Abdelghany Abdelrhman and chief inspector of the Middle area Ahmed Boghdady often offer their help to the conservation team.

With our joint efforts, Karakhamun's decoration is evolving every day!

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Fwd: Save the Date: ARCE's Upcoming Library Portal Webinar




Mark Your Calendars for Our Upcomin Webinar on ARCE's Library Portal!
 

On October 30, ARCE's library team will be hosting a webinar to introduce the public to our library portal and familiarize them with its features, subscription details and offerings. Attendees will get the chance to be acquainted with the wide range of resources the portal has on Egyptian heritage. Users have the luxury to remotely explore over 5,000 digital publications. Our portal is subscribed to numerous databases such as Brill, Archaeopress, JSTOR, and the Online Egyptological Bibliography (OEB).

Annually, ARCE purchases a number of individual e-publications which are immeditaely linked to the portal. Users can access the portal within the library however, remote access is only granted to our members. ARCE's library portal also grants access to our online library catalogue. Our digital library is contstanly growing and is regarded as a valuable resource to scholars specialized in Egyptian history and culture.

Enjoy exploring ARCE's library portal through a touch of a button

This is a webinar you don't want to miss!

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