Monday 09/Jun/2025 – 11:47 PM
In ancient Egypt, the Coptic Museum Administration announced the presentation of a unique artifact, a rounded incense of bronze with prominent inscriptions, which represent topics from the life of Christ, including the baptism, the entry of Christ Jerusalem and the crucifixion of Christ, and the coming to Egypt.
The Coptic Museum Administration said, in a statement that the piece dates back to the 9th and 10th century AD, and the memorial of the coming of the Holy Family to the land of Egypt comes on the first of June, which falls on the 24th of Bishcas.
The Coptic Museum in the Ancient Egypt region was previously presented, a unique artifact, which is part of a stone frieze that represents workers in the stages of grape genus, starting from its collection to loading on the back of the camel, and the piece dates back to the fourth or fifth century AD.
The Coptic Museum administration said that the piece carries ancient Coptic inscriptions with symbols and meanings, which were engraved by Coptic artists during the 4th century AD.
Coptic Museum
It is worth noting that the Coptic Museum was created with the efforts of Mark thick Pasha, which was interested in preserving the Coptic heritage, where Pope Kyrillos V The Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church gave him the land of the hanging church, given the importance of the place and the greatness of its historical position, and the museum began to establish 1908, and opened in 1910, and thick the museum managed, so he was the first director He passed away in October 1944.
