Topic: Egyptian Museum
The Abrams tank points its gun barrel at the crowd of protesters raging against the regime on Cairo's Tahrir Square. Behind it lies the world-famous Egyptian Museum.After a break-in late last month left a number of glass cabinets smashed and 70 precious ...
Archaeologists voiced deepening concern on Thursday after fresh street battles erupted around Cairo's Egyptian Museum housing the gold sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun and other priceless relics.Websites and chat-rooms buzzed with anxiety after a break-in last Friday that left a number of glass ...
CAIRO (Reuters) - Looters broke into the Egyptian Museum during anti-government protests late Friday and destroyed two Pharaonic mummies, Egypt's top archaeologist told state television.The museum in central Cairo, which has the world's biggest collection of Pharaonic antiquities, is adjacent to the ...