Ancient Egypt - Finestre sull'Arte

Beni Suef (Egypt), archaeological discoveries reveal Pharaonic, Greek and Roman layering

The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities has unearthed a series of discoveries in recent weeks at Ihnasya el-Medina in Egypt's Beni Suef province that help redefine the picture of the site's urban and religious histor...
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At the Egyptian Museum in Turin, contemporary fashion dialogues with ancient Egypt

From June 9 to 15, 2026, the Egyptian Museum in Turin will host Hieroglam, an exhibition that connects contemporary fashion with thesymbolic legacy of ancient Egypt. The initiative is a collaboration between the IUAD Academy of Milan and Naples, Mazz...
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Alexandria, Roman villa with mosaics, a public bath and marble statues emerged

In Alexandria, Egypt, a preventive archaeology mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, active in the Moharam Bek area in the city's central district, has unearthed a set of architectural structures and artifacts that contribute to the reconstr...
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From papyrus to digital: a research center on written sources is born at Turin's Egyptian Museum

ME-Scripta, a new research center of the Egyptian Museum dedicated to the study, restoration and digitization of Ancient Egyptian written sources, is born in Turin. The initiative is part of a long-term scientific program that aims to integrate philo...
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A papyrus of the Iliad in a Roman mummy: here's what emerges from discovery in Egypt

A discovery destined to impact studies in papyrology and funerary archaeology comes from the site of al-Bahnasa, Egypt, identified with ancient Oxyrhynchus. The archaeological mission of theUniversity of Barcelona and theInstitute of the Ancient Near...
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Egypt, colossal statue attributed to Ramses II discovered in eastern Nile Delta

A monumental statue, most likely attributed to Pharaoh Ramses II, has been found at the Tellel-Faroun archaeological site in the eastern Nile Delta area. The discovery occurred as part of the activities of an Egyptian mission operating under the ausp...
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Egypt: 13 illegally stolen archaeological artifacts recovered from the United States

Egypt has recovered from the United States 13 archaeological artifacts that illegally left the country, as part of an operation conducted through cooperation between the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry and relevant ...
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Egypt, Roman tomb discovered with golden tongues and a rare papyrus from the Iliad at Bahnasa site

In Egypt, at the archaeological site of Bahnasa, in the area of Minya province, a Spanish archaeological mission has identified a tomb datable to the Roman period, along with an articulated set of artifacts that refer to funerary practices. The opera...
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