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The exhibition came within the framework of the SCA’s efforts to highlight some treasure of its collection that were hidden for decades in the basement of the Egyptian museum. Dr. Hawass said that the exhibition which will be held at room number 44 at the museum’s first floor displays for the first time 58 objects of the 12th dynasty, Middle Kingdom discovered in 1922 by the British archaeologist Wan Bright inside the tomb of Prince Gaphay Hapi III in the upper Egyptian city of Assiut.
Hawass claims that these objects were found inside such a tomb as it has been converted into a religious chapel to worship some ancient Egyptian deities among them is Anubis, the god of mummification and god Web-Wawatte the responsible of opening the road to the deceased’s soul towards the afterlife. It was the original god of Assiut. Mohamed Abdel Fatah head of the museums department said that this exhibition is one of a series that will be exhibited every three months at the museum to display objects that have never been put previously on show since it was discovered. He added that the exhibition includes of a number of relieves date back to the New Kingdom (1575-1081 BC) showing Anubis’ relation with other ancient Egyptian deities.
On her part, Dr. Wafaa El-Sediq general director of the Egyptian Museum said that the collection on display at the exhibition provide more details about deities well known in the New Kingdom. It also provides information about the common traditions of peoples who lived in that era. A collection of Terracotta statues as well as limestone and sandstone reliefs are also exhibited. Among them are one featuring the last king of the 18th dynasty Haremehab (1343-1310 BC) wearing the double crown wile offering flowers to god Web-Wawatte who is shown in a human body and the doggy head of Anubis.
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