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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) received a collection of gigantic colossi from the Egyptian museum in Tahrir on Monday.
The collection includes a pair of statues of the Ancient Egyptian gods Amun-Re and Mut, a red granite column of king Ramses II, a limestone statue of the goddess Isis holding her son Horus, along with other gigantic artefacts.
“The transportation process was very critical, because of the hight and large sizes of the colossi. The pair of statues of Amun and Mut are 4 metres tall, 186 centimetres wide, and 169 centimetres deep, which required a special study of their scheduled transportation and the removal of any obstacles on the route”, said Eissa Zidan the executive director for restoration and transportation of objects at the GEM.
All the pieces of each colossus were installed in their original position; however, the missing segments were kept empty to be added later in the event they are found.
