Cairo's Egyptian Museum opens new archaeology wing - in pictures

  • Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities unveiled a renovated wing of its 120-year-old museum, in Cairo, Egypt. All photos: Reuters
    Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities unveiled a renovated wing of its 120-year-old museum, in Cairo, Egypt. All photos: Reuters
  • The golden funerary mask of King Psusennes I is displayed at the new archaeology wing
    The golden funerary mask of King Psusennes I is displayed at the new archaeology wing
  • The silver coffin of King Psusennes I
    The silver coffin of King Psusennes I
  • A statue representing King Djoser, the ruler of the Third Dynasty on display
    A statue representing King Djoser, the ruler of the Third Dynasty on display
  • A series of bronze funerary statues of King Psusennes I
    A series of bronze funerary statues of King Psusennes I
  • The interior of the museum's new wing
    The interior of the museum's new wing

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