Description
In this issue:
– From our Egypt Correspondent – Ayman Wahby Taher with the latest new discoveries, news and reports from around Egypt.
– Three Restored Statues in Luxor –Â AEÂ explains how three historically and artistically important statues of New Kingdom warrior pharaohs were restored for display in the new annex of the Luxor Museum.
– The Egypt’s Sunken Treasures
– Miriam Azahara GarcÃa reports for AE on the exhibition currently on display in Turin.
– The Coptic Museum in Cairo – Jill Kamil visits the recently-restored museum and describes some of its treasures.
– Pharaoh Hadrian and God Antinous – Dylan Bickerstaffe tells the story of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, his connection with Egypt and the death, in Egypt, of his lover Antinous.
– Bonaparte in Egypt – Cathie Bryan visits a special new exhibition currently showing in Paris.
– The Egypt Exploration Society – In the first of a series of articles on the history and work of the Egypt Exploration Society, Dr. Patricia Spencer looks at the past, present and future work of the Society.
–Â Per Mesut: for younger readers – Hilary Wilson looks at Beds.
– Obelisks in Exile – AE suggests a solution to the ‘bird problem’ suffered by Cleopatra’s Needle in London.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Feb / Mar 2009, Volume 9 Issue 4