Ceiling had to be dismantled to include three giant granite figures in exhibition of relics found in city that crumbled into seaPart of the ceiling of the British Museum’s new exhibition space has had to be dismantled to allow the safe installation of three colossal Egyptian granite statues,which were recovered in 2001 from the water where they lay for more than 2000 years since a wealthy harbour city was destroyed by earthquake and rising sea levels.
The pink granite statue of Hapy, a personification of the Nile flood that was crucial for the country’s fertility and wealth, or weighs more than six tonnes and stands 5.4 metres,the tallest thing ever to arrive to the museum on loan, and the tallest ever discovered of an Egyptian god.
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Source: theguardian.com