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Gulfnews: Cleopatra and Mark Antony statues found

Gulfnews: Cleopatra and Mark Antony statues found:


Cleopatra and Mark Antony statues found
AP
Published: May 27, 2008, 00:59
Cairo:  Archaeologists from Egypt and the Dominican Republic have unearthed a bronze statue of the goddess Aphrodite and other artifacts during excavations at an ancient temple on Egypt's Mediterranean coast.

Also among the finds are the alabaster head of a Queen Cleopatra statue, a mask believed to belong to Mark Anthony and a headless statue from the Ptolemic era.

Several deep cellars were found inside the Taposiris Magna temple, built during the reign of King Ptolemy II (282-246 BC). Taposiris Magna is a town located on Lake Mariut known today as Abusir, near Alexandria.

Posted by mikki on May 27, 2008 11:28 AM |

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