A 2,300-year-old marble statuette discovered in Alexandria, Egypt, has offered new insights into how dwarves were perceived during the Ptolemaic period (332–150 B.C.). Depicting a muscular, nude dwarf ...
A statue, believed to bear the likeness of Cleopatra, has just been discovered in Egypt. A find that revives the mystery of ...
west of Alexandria, the Egyptian Ministry of tourism and Antiquities announced, yesterday. The finds, which include statues, coins, and pottery, shed new light on the history of the site ...
A new statue ... Alexandria. In the latest discovery at Taposiris Magna, the statue of a woman adorned with a royal crown was uncovered among several other fascinating items at the ancient site on ...
It is more likely the statue represents another royal woman or princess.” New discoveries associated with Cleopatra VII found at Taposiris Magna to the west of Alexandria according to Egypt's Ministry ...
The Taposiris Magna Temple, located west of Alexandria, under the southern wall of the temple’s perimeter, was where Martinez uncovered the artifact. But while she thinks the statue may show the ...
Objects found in the temple of Taposiris Magna, including coins and the head of the statue possibly representing Cleopatra VII. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt The Egyptian ...
It is not Cleopatra at all. It is Roman." Other experts believe the statue depicts a princess who lived after Cleopatra. At the same site in Alexandria, archaeologists also found remains from a ...