صور ما تم تحطيمه من الآثار وما سرق

[د. يحي الشاعر]

الصحف المصرية والعربية

صور ما تم تحطيمه من الآثار وما سرق

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صور بعض ما تم تحطيمه من الآثار وما سرق



د. يحي الشاعر

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https://www.eloquentpeasant.com/2011/...yptian-museum/

اقتباس Statues of Tutankhamun damaged/stolen from the Egyptian Museum January 29th, 2011 by Margaret UPDATE Jan 30th, 12pm: the mummies of Tutankhamun’s great-grandparents damaged? UPDATE Jan 30th, 2pm: golden fan of Tut damaged, Dr. Zahi Hawass confirms damage to at least one Tut statue Devastating footage from Al Jazeera posted on Twitter and Flickr now shows significant damage and destruction in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Some of these images can be found at these sites. The footage appears to show wooden statues from the tomb of Tutankhamun with the gilded figure of the king ripped from the smashed bases. Images below show the statues in their original state, and their current condition: Gilded statue of Tutankhamun hunting on a papyrus skiff Gilded statue of Tutankhamun astride a panther Middle Kingdom models of daily life and their have been smashed. The damage on the famous army of Mehseti doesn’t seem to be too severe thankfully, but other beautiful models are broken and strewn on the floor. Soldiers of Mehseti, Asyut, 11th dynasty It is an incredibly sad state of affairs as we await news of the full extent of this destruction of history. UPDATE: I’ve now identified the smashed wooden boat as also belonging to the tomb of Meseti at Asyut (Cairo 4918). It’s one of the largest model boats in existence and it dates to approximately 2000BC, so over it’s 4000 years old. Very sad. Here’s a photo of it from it’s original publication back in 1913, but you can also follow this link to see a photo of it as it looked in the museum. UPDATE: Watching the actual video footage of the museum from Al Jazeera, I regret to say that I think you can spot at the 1 minute mark (see a screen capture and the video itself below), footage of another destroyed statue of Tutankhamun, one of the two statues depicted below (photos care of the Griffith Institute Archive’s Tutankhamun collection). For a colour photo of these statues, see these photos from the blog of Richard Seaman. ANOTHER UPDATE, 30th Jan 12pm: In the comments, Tamakazura has correctly identified the gilded open work cartonnage case shown on Al Jazeera as belonging to Tjuya, mother of the great Queen Tiye and great-grandmother of Tutankhamun. Below you can compare a photo from The Complete Valley of the Kings, p. 176 and the still from Al Jazeera. The case was placed directly on Tjuya’s body, so it is doubtful that it could have been removed without damaging her mummy. This suggests that the two mummies mentioned by Dr. Zahi Hawass as being beheaded and severely damaged may be those of Yuya and Tjuya. They are important historical figures as well as two of the best preserved mummies from ancient Egypt, so it would indeed be tragic if this is true. I hope that the incredible burial assemblage found with them, one of the most celebrated discoveries in Egyptology, has not suffered also. Also, in this Al Jazeera report, Dr. Zahi Hawass, comments on the damage at the museum: UPDATE, 30th Jan 2pm: The gold fan head featured in the Al Jazeera footage appears to be a fan belonging to Tutankhamun. Here is a photo from the original excavations courtesy of the Griffith Institute- the fan in question is on the far left- and a screen shot of the fan lying in the museum. At least it appears that only the shaft has been broken off and the decoration has been left intact. Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, has confirmed damage to at least one statue of Tutankhamun. I fear it may be more, but I hope that Dr. Hawass is correct that the damage is minimal. At least his comments are reassuring about the current security situation at the museum, as well as some inspiring words for the Egyptians who attempted to protect the museum.

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