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Nefertiti: To Whom Belongs This Beauty?
Sunday, 20 October at 7.30pm Premiere
The bust of Queen Nefertiti is a magnet for every visitor to Berlin. On the Nile, however, this icon of Egyptian culture is sorely missed.
Formally, the ownership structure seems to be clear and the distribution of the finds was carried out strictly according to the law. But there are doubts about that. As early as 1924, the effigy of the Queen was reclaimed.
Now, the bust of Nefertiti exemplifies the question of where the future of such icons of world culture lies in the field of tension between national property and truly shared heritage.
Akhenaten: The Secrets Of The Forgotten Pharaoh
Sunday, 20 October at 8.30pm Premiere
In September 2020, a team of Egyptian archaeologists announced the discovery of a lost city buried under the sands, near the Valley of the Kings.
At 3400 years old, it is the largest ancient city ever unearthed and one of the greatest discoveries since the tomb of Tutankhamun. Buried for millennia, archaeologists have just unearthed the remains of a veritable city of gold, and found one of the oldest mummies in the world.
Egypt Collection on SBS and SBS on Demand – Sunday 20 October at 7.30pm
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