This article is from Ancient Egypt issue 148
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• The French mission at Taposiris Magna has uncovered a finely crafted marble head depicting an elderly man (below), dating to the Ptolemaic Period.
• A suitcase with the monogram ‘HC’, believed to have been owned by Howard Carter, has been found in a house in County Durham in the north of England. Carter had given the suitcase to his colleague John Healey, whose son recently found it under a bed.
• The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced that the Grand Egyptian Museum (below) will officially open in full on 3 July. You can read about highlights of the collection in ‘Out and about’ here.
Text: Sarah Griffiths / All images: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
