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A huge marble head of a monumental statue from the Ptolemaic period, found in a medieval house at Taposiris Magna
A remarkable archaeological discovery has been made at Taposiris Magna, a historic site located 45 kilometers west of ...
Stern, ill, bald: French archaeologists discover large Ptolemaic marble head at Taposiris Magna
The marble head, measuring 38 centimeters in height, depicts an elderly, bald man with a wrinkled face showing signs of ...
Archaeologists Uncover Ptolemaic-Era Statue Head In Alexandria's Taposiris Magna
A French archaeological mission led by Joachim le Bomin, in collaboration with Lyon University and the French Institute of ...
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Dancing dwarf: A 2,300-year-old ancient Egyptian statue of a godlike man with a muscular 6-pack
During this dynasty, Egypt was ruled by Ptolemy I Soter I, a general of Alexander the Great who took over part of the empire following the Macedonian king's death. But dwarves in Egyptian culture ...
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Egyptian archaeologists find sphinx at Aswan temple
Ptolemy VI. It hosted the twin gods Sobek and Haroeris. The head of Aswan's antiquities department, Abdul Moneim Saeed, said experts would carry out further studies of the statue to find out more ...