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Al-Ahram Weekly 18 - 24 May 2000 Issue No. 482 
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Al-Ahram Weekly 18 - 24 May 2000 Issue No. 482
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Lecture
Following up lectures earlier this month at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute (NVIC), a lecture will be given by Cynthia May Sheikholeslami on 25 May entitled "A Cache De-cached: The Priests of Montu at Deir Al-Bahari." The mystery of the original burials of these priests will be unravelled and their role in the royal cult of the period discussed. Attractively decorated coffins and sarcophagi have always had an important place in the collections of artefacts from Pharaonic Egypt. One now nearly-forgotten group, once displayed at the original museum of Cairo in Bulaq (opened in 1863), belonged to the priests of Montu, active in Thebes between 750 and 656 BC. The group was later mistakenly attributed to the cache at Deir Al-Bahari. Sheikholeslami carried out her research at AUC.The Netherlands-Flemish Institute's lectures begin at 5.30pm sharp
1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi St, Zamalek. Tel 332 2522.
Exhibition
A photography exhibition entitled "Saqqara Discoveries" is on show until 20 May at the entrance of the French Cultural Centre (CFCC). The French archaeological mission in Bubastione at Saqqara, led by Alain Zivie, is presenting photographs taken by Patrick Chapuis during the excavation work at the site. The exhibition not only displays the glamour of the discovered antiquities but also the daily adventures of the Franco-Egyptian team.Exhibition is open at 7.00pm
Madraset Al-Huquq Al-Frensiya St, Mounira. Tel 794 7679/4095.
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