King Tutankhamen Statue - Pharaonic Village
King Tutankhamen Statue
Handmade
Pharaonic Village
Giza, Cario, Egypt
8” x 4”
The Pharaonic Village started as a concept envisaged by Dr. Hassan Ragab, the man behind the foundation of the Village. It was originally a papyrus plantation. Dr. Ragab, after years of research, reintroduced this paper plant that had been extinct for a thousand years by planting a bed of papyrus roots acquired from Sudan and Ethiopia on Jacob’s Island and, therefore, this island became a papyrus plantation once again in 1966.
Dr. Ragab’s vision was to create a detailed replica of an Ancient Egyptian community. In 1977, the dream started to come true. Implementation started to take place; a network of canals was dug overseeing scenes of ancient agricultural and rural life; waterways were made; over 5,000 trees were planted, such as weeping willows, sycamores and date palms, trees that are easily identified in tomb paintings as a typical part of the scenery, to screen the Village from the city. Not only was the scenery depicted in ancient paintings brought back to life, animals and birds depicted in wall paintings were brought back too, such as the Meidum Goose, which was thought to be extinct. The pharaonic Village was finally inaugurated in May 1984 in a semi-finished state and has become a major tourist attraction.
It is located on an island in the Nile, just 3 miles south of the center of Cairo. In this village, you are transported by floating amphitheaters, while a hundred actors and actresses demonstrate scenes from ancient Egypt (papyrus making, sculpting, home building….etc.).
The village also boasts a complete replica of King Tutankhamun's tomb complete with all of his exquisite treasures as well as 12 museums, 4 related to ancient Egypt (mummification and medicine, pyramid building, arts and beliefs, ancient Egyptian boats) and 5 museums related to other periods in Egyptian history.
With profound detail, a team of archaeologists, engineers, architects and craftsmen under the leadership of Dr. Hassan Ragab, founder of the Pharaonic Village made an authentic replica of King Tutankhamun’s tomb, with the help of Howard Carter’s notes about the original tomb. All elements of the tomb were replicated: the entrance passage, the antechamber, the annexe, the burial chamber, the scenes in the burial chamber, Tutankhamun’s mummy, the shrines in the burial chamber and the treasury. In 1992 was the opening of the Tutankhamun tomb replica. Handmade artifacts, from gold and silver jewellery and alabaster canopic jars to the golden throne, were put too in the tomb, and they were made with great precision using the same techniques as the original ones. The manufacture of these artifacts was costly and it took years in process. The team also made sure these treasures were arranged exactly the same as were the original ones in the original tomb, with very few differences like air-conditioning.
The Pharaonic Village houses unique exhibits holding artifact replicas of items from 5,000 years ago. These replicas are carefully manufactured using the same materials and techniques as the originals with fine attention to detail.
This replica statue is manufactured by the same expert artisans who crafted the artifacts displayed in the exhibits of the village.
King Tutankhamen Statue
Handmade
Pharaonic Village
Giza, Cario, Egypt
8” x 4”
The Pharaonic Village started as a concept envisaged by Dr. Hassan Ragab, the man behind the foundation of the Village. It was originally a papyrus plantation. Dr. Ragab, after years of research, reintroduced this paper plant that had been extinct for a thousand years by planting a bed of papyrus roots acquired from Sudan and Ethiopia on Jacob’s Island and, therefore, this island became a papyrus plantation once again in 1966.
Dr. Ragab’s vision was to create a detailed replica of an Ancient Egyptian community. In 1977, the dream started to come true. Implementation started to take place; a network of canals was dug overseeing scenes of ancient agricultural and rural life; waterways were made; over 5,000 trees were planted, such as weeping willows, sycamores and date palms, trees that are easily identified in tomb paintings as a typical part of the scenery, to screen the Village from the city. Not only was the scenery depicted in ancient paintings brought back to life, animals and birds depicted in wall paintings were brought back too, such as the Meidum Goose, which was thought to be extinct. The pharaonic Village was finally inaugurated in May 1984 in a semi-finished state and has become a major tourist attraction.
It is located on an island in the Nile, just 3 miles south of the center of Cairo. In this village, you are transported by floating amphitheaters, while a hundred actors and actresses demonstrate scenes from ancient Egypt (papyrus making, sculpting, home building….etc.).
The village also boasts a complete replica of King Tutankhamun's tomb complete with all of his exquisite treasures as well as 12 museums, 4 related to ancient Egypt (mummification and medicine, pyramid building, arts and beliefs, ancient Egyptian boats) and 5 museums related to other periods in Egyptian history.
With profound detail, a team of archaeologists, engineers, architects and craftsmen under the leadership of Dr. Hassan Ragab, founder of the Pharaonic Village made an authentic replica of King Tutankhamun’s tomb, with the help of Howard Carter’s notes about the original tomb. All elements of the tomb were replicated: the entrance passage, the antechamber, the annexe, the burial chamber, the scenes in the burial chamber, Tutankhamun’s mummy, the shrines in the burial chamber and the treasury. In 1992 was the opening of the Tutankhamun tomb replica. Handmade artifacts, from gold and silver jewellery and alabaster canopic jars to the golden throne, were put too in the tomb, and they were made with great precision using the same techniques as the original ones. The manufacture of these artifacts was costly and it took years in process. The team also made sure these treasures were arranged exactly the same as were the original ones in the original tomb, with very few differences like air-conditioning.
The Pharaonic Village houses unique exhibits holding artifact replicas of items from 5,000 years ago. These replicas are carefully manufactured using the same materials and techniques as the originals with fine attention to detail.
This replica statue is manufactured by the same expert artisans who crafted the artifacts displayed in the exhibits of the village.
King Tutankhamen Statue
Handmade
Pharaonic Village
Giza, Cario, Egypt
8” x 4”
The Pharaonic Village started as a concept envisaged by Dr. Hassan Ragab, the man behind the foundation of the Village. It was originally a papyrus plantation. Dr. Ragab, after years of research, reintroduced this paper plant that had been extinct for a thousand years by planting a bed of papyrus roots acquired from Sudan and Ethiopia on Jacob’s Island and, therefore, this island became a papyrus plantation once again in 1966.
Dr. Ragab’s vision was to create a detailed replica of an Ancient Egyptian community. In 1977, the dream started to come true. Implementation started to take place; a network of canals was dug overseeing scenes of ancient agricultural and rural life; waterways were made; over 5,000 trees were planted, such as weeping willows, sycamores and date palms, trees that are easily identified in tomb paintings as a typical part of the scenery, to screen the Village from the city. Not only was the scenery depicted in ancient paintings brought back to life, animals and birds depicted in wall paintings were brought back too, such as the Meidum Goose, which was thought to be extinct. The pharaonic Village was finally inaugurated in May 1984 in a semi-finished state and has become a major tourist attraction.
It is located on an island in the Nile, just 3 miles south of the center of Cairo. In this village, you are transported by floating amphitheaters, while a hundred actors and actresses demonstrate scenes from ancient Egypt (papyrus making, sculpting, home building….etc.).
The village also boasts a complete replica of King Tutankhamun's tomb complete with all of his exquisite treasures as well as 12 museums, 4 related to ancient Egypt (mummification and medicine, pyramid building, arts and beliefs, ancient Egyptian boats) and 5 museums related to other periods in Egyptian history.
With profound detail, a team of archaeologists, engineers, architects and craftsmen under the leadership of Dr. Hassan Ragab, founder of the Pharaonic Village made an authentic replica of King Tutankhamun’s tomb, with the help of Howard Carter’s notes about the original tomb. All elements of the tomb were replicated: the entrance passage, the antechamber, the annexe, the burial chamber, the scenes in the burial chamber, Tutankhamun’s mummy, the shrines in the burial chamber and the treasury. In 1992 was the opening of the Tutankhamun tomb replica. Handmade artifacts, from gold and silver jewellery and alabaster canopic jars to the golden throne, were put too in the tomb, and they were made with great precision using the same techniques as the original ones. The manufacture of these artifacts was costly and it took years in process. The team also made sure these treasures were arranged exactly the same as were the original ones in the original tomb, with very few differences like air-conditioning.
The Pharaonic Village houses unique exhibits holding artifact replicas of items from 5,000 years ago. These replicas are carefully manufactured using the same materials and techniques as the originals with fine attention to detail.
This replica statue is manufactured by the same expert artisans who crafted the artifacts displayed in the exhibits of the village.