The statue of the head of King Ramses II was stolen from the Ramses II temple in the ancient city of Abydos in Southern Egypt more than three decades ago.
Egypt welcomed home a 3,400-year-old statue depicting the head of King Ramses II after it was stolen and smuggled out of the country more than three decades ago, the country's antiquities ministry said on Sunday.
It’s well known that humans have adored jewellery for thousands of years; however, have you stopped and considered what life was like for jewellers so long ago?
The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir is hosting a temporary exhibition that sheds light on the archaeological excavations of the ancient city of Pi-Ramesses, which served as the capital during the reign of King Ramses II, in the eastern Nile Delta