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‘The Great Belzoni’: pioneering Egyptologist or plundering treasure hunter?
EXHIBITION
Egypt Uncovered: Belzoni and the Tomb of Pharaoh Seti I
Ends 15 April at Sir John Soane’s Museum, London, www.soane.org
Giovanni Belzoni may have been a circus strongman, but he made his name as an Egyptologist. His greatest find was the exquisite sarcophagus of Seti I, cut from a single piece of alabaster. Bought by Sir John Soane in 1824, it is the centrepiece of a fascinating exhibition tracing its discovery and conservation. Don’t miss this chance to follow in the footsteps of the most unlikely of Egyptologists and his most splendid achievement.
Belzoni carved his own name into the sarcophagus after making the discovery
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