Egypt unveiled a cache of 75 wooden and bronze statues and five lion cub mummies decorated with hieroglyphics at the Saqqara necropolis near the Giza pyramids in Cairo.
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Gallery: Egypt exhibits stolen ancient golden coffin in Cairo
Looted amidst the tumult of Egypt’s 2011 revolution, the golden coffin of priest Nedjemankh was unveiled on Tuesday in Cairo after its return from New York.
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Gallery: Historic Cairo’s Baron Palace set to open its doors to the public by early 2020
Work to $6 million restoration of the century-old Baron Empain Palace has sparked outcry.
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In pictures: Egypt marks 116th anniversary of national museum in Cairo
The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir square is home to the largest collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world. It displays 120,000 artefacts, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms. The museum was first build in 1835 near the Ezbekeyah Garden and later moved to the Saladin Citadel of Cairo.
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Video: Ancient tombs uncovered in Egypt
Authorities hope the discovery of the tombs and their contents, including a mummy, will help attract more foreign visitors to boost the country’s ailing tourism industry.