RETURN OF THE KING \ EGYPT UNVEILS RESTORED SARCOPHAGUS, STATUE.(News)

From: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) | Date: March 22, 2004 | Copyright information

Egypt on Sunday unveiled the restored sarcophagus of pharaoh Ramses VI and a statue of Queen Tiye, one of the few well-known female rulers of the ancient world.

The sarcophagus was pieced together from 250 fragments likely broken and scattered in the pharaoh's tomb by ancient tomb robbers, reconstruction experts said.

The tomb of Ramses VI is one of the largest in the Valley of the Kings, the ancient royal burial ground for Egypt's pharaohs. Ramses VI ruled about 3,100 years ago.

The sarcophagus is carved in the shape of a mummy from a single block of green ...

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