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    Tahrir Square / The Egyptian Museum, aka The Museum of Ancient Antiquities
    The Normer Palette with early hieroglyphics and depicting the unification of Upper and Lower EgyptStatue of Raneses III / Statue of King Dioser, owner of the Step Pyramid, SaqqaraThe False Door, a limestone door leading into the afterlife / Here we go...Figurine of Khufu / Statuette of MenkaureStatue of Khafre / Profile of Head / Picture on 10 EGP noteThe Dwarf Seweb with his wife and family / The wooden statue of Ka-aper (2,400BC)Hatshepsut, the second female Pharaoh; Statue / A bust of her headThe Golden Throne Chair of Tutankhamun / Canopic chest for his internal organsA chariot of the time / The Masks of Yuya and Thuya, from their Tomb in The Valley of the Kings

    Cairo 3; The Egyptian Museum

    November 19, 2022 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    The Egyptian Museum is also known as the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities and the Cairo Museum; it is the Middle East's oldest archaeological museum and houses many artefacts (including those from the tomb of Tutankhamun). It is located close to Tahrir Square; this is also known as Martyr's Square due to the many demonstrations that have been held there in the past.

    Our guide gives us a tour of the highlights of the Museum; some of these are described by the images here and the detailed captions with them.

    We also see The Mummy Room and the Tutankhamun Hall; photography is absolutely forbidden here, but we see many amazing things, including the gold funereal mask of the boy-king Tutankhamun.

    An excellent visit; note that in due course, the Egyptian Museum will be eclipsed by the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) which is scheduled to open in early 2023....    Read more