The egyptian Museum first opened in 1863 and moved to the present site in 1902. It houses the the world's largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts. Although some of the important artifacts have been moved to the new museum, this museum remains a must see.
No photogaphy was allowed during our first visit in 2007
Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye
Sarcophagus of a dwarf
A smiling sarcophagus
Granite statue of a scribe
Sarcophagus of Ahmose-pen, a scribe of the Late Period
Coffin of Petosiris from Tuna El Gebel
Canopus Decree
Another bilingual insription in Hieroglyphs, demotic and Greek but not as famous as the Rosetta Stone
A pyramidion
Amarna Room
Coffin of Akhenaten
Queen Nefertiti
Sphinx of Hatshepsut
The papyrus collection
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