A Trip To The Museum Of Egyptian Antiquities

The Egyptian Museum also called as the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities is an oasis of agglomeration of antiquated Egyptian items, and is located in the heart of the Metropolis Cairo (Egypt). It should be a priority in the list of all those who take cheap flights to Cairo to observe the grandeur and historical significance of the amazing Egypt. For complete and detailed information regarding all the ancient and valuable objects that are on display, you should spare a complete whole week but a brief and quick visit can provide you the glimpse and attractive vistas of approximately 12,000 artefacts in the greatest repository of the world. There is a calculation that if you take one complete minute to see each artefact, 9 long months will pass observing all of them.

It was opened to public in November 1902 that is undoubtedly the original place of discovery and the largest haven of world’s antediluvian Pharaonic antiques and the precious possessions of King Tutankhamen. Formerly it was established near Ezbekeyah Garden in 1835 and then in 1858 it was moved to the region of Boulaq because the previous building has a very less capacity to house the wide collection of the historical items. Finally they were moved to their current location in Tahrir Square and now comprises of a thousands of inspiring and bewitching artefacts.

The interior of the museum is very alluring and consist of two storeys, the first storey and the ground storey; the ground floor owns a large number of coins and papyrus which belong to the historical world. The papyrus are now fragmented into very small pieces as they are decayed over centuries and numerous languages are engraved on them like Arabic, Latin ,Greek and hieroglyphic writing.

The coins that are on display here are made from various precious stones such as Bronze, silver and gold and they also have their origin from Islam, Rome and Greece. The ground floor also houses the artefacts of New Kingdom whose history date back to 1550 BC and are uniquely greater in size than the items of that time. These objects contain coffins, tables and statues. Moving on the first storey you will find the Pharaohs tombs of Maiherpri, Hatshepsut, Amenophis II, Thutmosis IV and Thutmosis III.

Amongst the various items and tombs that were discovered here, the tomb of King Tutankhamun was undamaged and possesses a wide range of ancient artefacts that ranges from an ornamented chest that was probably used as a suitcase or a closet, flasks, alabaster vases to decorative jewellery, necklaces and two gold and ivory bracelets. It owned almost 3,500 old artefacts and also the instruments and weapons of King’s usage. The most striking and excellent discovery is the Gold Mask that was kept on the face of the King and has the weight of about 11 kilograms, made from solid gold.

The museum also displays the remains of numerous Pharaohs, amongst which the famous one is Pharaoh Ramses III- known to be the perfect warrior. Besides, for many mummified Pharaohs, there are controversies that whether they were born or not. Apart from these artefacts, there are many others, beautifully displayed inside the gigantic museum and you should take a visit to this astonishing and amazing place once in your life time.

By: TravelhouseUK

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