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Egyptian archaeologists uncovered an ancient Pharaonic wall, bronze workshops, and child coffins in Luxor, Egypt.
Luxor is currently unveiling a series of remarkable developments and discoveries at four of its key archaeological sites.
After a week of studies and analysis, the Ministry of Antiquities has confirmed the authenticity of an Ancient Egyptian Ushabti figurine newly recovered from Mexico. Shabab Abdel-Gawad ...
Abdel-Gawad noted that the recovered artifacts date back to various ancient Egyptian eras. These include small statues, including an ushabti statue, part of a wooden coffin in the shape of a human ...
A stone head that spent decades gathering dust on a wall has proved to be an Egyptian statue from an ancient tomb. The statue fragment was one of hundreds of pieces, from a fossilised shark tooth ...
Described as an "Ushabti" funerary figure, the head measures around 15cm and appears to be made of basalt. It dates to the 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 BC. The humanoid figurines are often found in ...
is believed to be part of an "ushabti", a type of funerary figure which was intended to function as a helper in the afterlife. Made of volcanic basalt, it has been dated to the 26th Dynasty (circa ...
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