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Headline: Craftsman Create Model Replicas Of Ancient Egyptian Artefacts

Caption: An artist works on painting model replicas of the ancient Egyptian Fayum mummy portraits, at Konouz factory, the first factory in the region for archaeological reproductions. The antique clones are initially available for purchase in Cairo's Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) and will be distributed on demand to museums and tourist shops around the world. Each piece produced by the factory will bear an official stamp of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and a barcode providing information of the original piece, such as the name, place of display and material in both English and Arabic languages.

Keywords: Arts,Culture and Entertainment,archaeology,sculpture,history,---

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