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The royal quarters of Cleopatra were discovered sunken off the shores of Alexandria.
A team of marine archaeologists, led by Frenchman, Franck Goddio, began excavating the ancient city in 1998. Historians believe the site was submerged by earthquakes and tidal waves, yet, astonishingly, several artifacts remained largely intact. Amongst the discoveries were the foundations of the palace, shipwrecks, red granite columns, and statues of the goddess Isis and a sphinx.
Limestone Cat Statue Ancient Egypt
26th Dynasty 663-525 BC Brown limestone seated cat, with a smaller cat seated in the front, on a base with hieroglyphs. Cats were sacred to the ancient Egyptians because of their hostility towards snakes.
Ankh
This ankh-shaped, gold-sheathed mirror case was taken from the tomb of Tutankhamun in southern Egypt's Valley of the Kings. The Ankh form, found in many ancient Egyptian tombs, is the Egyptian hieroglyphic character meaning "life."
Statue of Ramses II, Luxor Temple, Egypt |||
"And on the pedestal these words appear: My name is Ozimanias, King of Kings. Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair. Nothing beside shall remain..."
Gold dagger, from the tomb of King Tutankhamun
Carter # 256dd; 31.9 cm; blade 20.1 cm; Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Two similar daggers were found in Tutankhamun's tomb, one with a gold blade (in image 26) and the other with an iron blade. Gold daggers were reserved for the nobility, but bronze or copper daggers were used from the Old Kingdom on in Egypt.
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