Egyptian Museum


There Tahrir Square in Cairo, a museum, which includes the effects of ancient Egypt since prehistoric times until the end of ancient Egyptian history, as well as some of the effects of the Nubian monuments and some Greek Romanian. The early beginnings of the museum in a building in Bulaq in 1858 then moved to Galatasaray-Giza in 1890 and then stabilized current holdings in the museum in 1902.
It is important the Museum's collections:
A - a prehistoric
Which represents the product of civilization of the Egyptian people's prior knowledge of writing and who settled in many places in Egypt in the north, central and south. The group includes various types of pottery, cosmetics and fishing gear and the requirements of daily life.
B - The age group of incorporation (two couples I and II)
Such as the Narmer Palette and the statue of Kha Skhmui and many pots and tools.
C - set the old state
The most important of which Zausro statues of Khafre and Menkaure, and the Sheikh of the dwarf and the SNP and Bie I and his son to Marie-Ra and many of the coffins, statues and murals of individuals and a group Queen Hetepheres.
D - a group of Central State
And includes many effects, the most important statue of King Mentouhb second group of statues of some of the kings of the family 12 times Senusret I and Amenemhat III and others, and many statues of people and coffins, jewelry and tools for daily life, and some Hreimat Pyramids of Fayoum.
E - a modern state
Perhaps the most famous of the group of Tutankhamun, statues of Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III and Ramses II in addition to the chariots, papyri, jewelry, and a panel of Akhenaten and Israel and the statues of Amenhotep III and his wife, and a T-amulets and writing tools and agriculture, and then a royal mummies that display in the hall of their own, which opened in 1994.
And - a group later times:
And includes a variety of effects, including the treasures of Tanis, which represents some of the effects made of gold, silver and precious stones, found in the tombs of kings and queens of families 21, 22 at Tanis. This is in addition to some of the important statues like the Statue of Amun and Mentomhat and a statue of the goddess Taort panel decision Canopus (Abu Qir) and the painting Bange and a group of Nubian Monuments that move, some of the Nubia Museum in Aswan.



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