The fire that engulfed Brazil’s National Museum destroyed 700 ancient Egyptian artefacts, a preliminary report has revealed. The fire that engulfed Brazil’s National Museum destroyed 700 ancient Egyptian artefacts, a preliminary report has revealed. The Egyptian antiquities ministry said all of the museum’s pieces were destroyed, including those in the pharaonic hall. Egypt’s diplomatic missions in Brazil are communicating with the museum’s Egyptology department chief to find out the precise damages to Egyptian holdings. On Sunday, flames tore through the 200-year-old national museum in Rio de Janeiro, which contained some 20 million items.

Source: Irish Independent September 06, 2018 15:56 UTC