Monday, May 4, 2015

Old Kingdom statue base found in Egypt

The base of an Old Kingdom statue, carved with the name of King Sahure, has been found at El-Kab in Egypt.

Dr. Mahmoud Afifi, head of the Egyptian Antiquities department, said “The discovered limestone statue base measures 21.7cm height and it is probably a part of a 70cm statue.”

The minister emphasised the importance of the discovery as there are only 2 statues of King “Sahure” one of them on display at the Metropolitan Museum in USA and the other one at the Egyptian museum in Tahrir.

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Story: Luxor Times | Photo: Luxor Times

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