Egypt .. Viewing Collectables " pharaoh golden "

Egypt .. Viewing Collectables " pharaoh golden "

Tutankhamun, the Pharaohs, Egyptian Antiquities , Egypt, tourism in Egypt

Statue of Tutankhamun

Abu Dhabi - Sky News Arabia

The Ministry of State for Antiquities in Egypt Monday it had begun the transfer of holdings of Tutankhamun to the Grand Egyptian Museum overlooking the pyramids as a prelude to view King Holdings , nicknamed the golden pharaoh " for the first time " with the opening of the museum in 2015.

The archaeological treasures of Tutankhamun about five thousand pieces and the museum will also include a model of his tomb , which was discovered in 1922 in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor on the western mainland , about 690 km south of Cairo.

Tut belonged to the Pharaonic Dynasty eighteen (about 1567-1320 BC ) and died about 1352 BC, which is under eighteen years after he ruled the country for nine years and still mysterious death a mystery.

Said Hussein Abdul Basir , general supervisor of the Grand Egyptian Museum in a statement that restoration center in the museum received on Monday a large group of Tutankhamun Holdings , which was reserved in the Egyptian Museum - overlooking Cairo 's central Tahrir Square - including eight wooden sticks decorated and inlaid with gold foil .

He added that all holdings " for the first time within the scenario of museum presentation of the museum ... will give full opportunity for visitors to learn about the collection of King Tutankhamun is complete. "

He explained that the king had these sticks used in everyday life and in religious festivals and ceremonies and celebrations.

The ministry announced in April 2011 to restore a wooden statue of Tutankhamun and other relics from among dozens of pieces that were stolen from the Egyptian Museum evening 28 Jan 2011 " Jmahalgill , " the beginning of the massive popular protests that ended the rule of former President Hosni Mubarak.