There has been significant damage and destruction in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Some of these images can be found here. The Al Jazeera footage appears to show wooden statues from the tomb of Tutankhamun with the gilded figure of the king ripped from the smashed bases. Images below show the statues in their original state, and their current condition:

Gilded statue of Tutankhamun hunting on a papyrus skiff
Current condition Jan 30, 2011
Gilded statue of Tutankhamun astride a panther
Current condition, Jan 30, 2011

Middle Kingdom models of daily life and their have been smashed. The damage on the famous army of Mehseti doesn’t seem to be too severe thankfully, but other beautiful models are broken and strewn on the floor.

Soldiers of Mehseti, Asyut, 11th dynasty
Current condition, Jan 30, 2011
This wooden boat belongs to the tomb of Meseti at Asyut (Cairo 4918). It’s one of the largest model boats in existence, measuring over 1.5 meters, and it dates to approximately 2000 BCE, it’s 4000 years old.
Current condition, Jan 30, 2011

Current condition, Jan 30, 2011
Tjuya, mother of the great Queen Tiye and great-grandmother of Tutankhamun.
Current Condition, Jan 30, 2011

It has been confirmed per today that the case was displayed separately from Tjuya, so her mummy has not been damaged. These are important historical figures as well as two of the best preserved mummies from ancient Egypt, so it would indeed be tragedy in our eyes if this is true. We hope that the incredible burial assemblage that was excavated with them, which is one of the most celebrated discoveries in Egyptology, has not suffered also.

Tutankhamun Fan

Current condition, Jan 30, 2011

We hope this is not going to get worse like what happened in Iraq.  It is inexcusable when people do not care about humanity’s heritage like this. – MJ Santos, Publisher

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Lady MJ Santos is the Founder/CEO of The Santos Republic Systems. Her professional background is political and media strategy, asset and credit enhancement, international trade and development and public speaking. For two consecutive years, she was awarded by Silicon Valley’s TRIPBASE as their favourite “writer to be revered and respected” of all the world politics blogs from across the internet for “displaying knowledge and temerity in her approach matched only by her success in the political and managerial circles”.

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