Description: This is an original press photo of Kamal el-Mallakh (1918-1987) a famous Egyptian archaeologist who was among the Egyptian antiquities inspectors who discovered the King Khufu Solar ship in 1954. He graduated from the School of Fine Arts in 1943 with a degree in Architecture and then received a master's degree in Egyptology from Cairo University. In 1954 El Mallakh discovered two pits just south of the Great Pyramids of Giza on Cairo's western outskirts, he found Cheops' first boat, the oldest wooden relic of Ancient Egypt Kingdom. El Mallakh maintained that a nearby pit contained another boat. His theory was that the two boats were to ferry Cheops' soul on a perpetual circle through the heavens, one for day time one for night. Other Archeologists denied the pit but it was an American National Geographic society who discovered it which indeed held a boat. Kamal worked in the Giza area for 14 years where he discovered Khufu ship. In his later life he became one of the founders of the Cairo International Film Festival while working as a journalist for Al-Ahram newspaper. (SOURCE: Wikipedia) All items are carefully packaged and mailed within one business day of receipt of payment. Multiple purchases combine to save on shipping.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Photograph
Year of Production: 1954
Size: 7x9 inches
Original/Reprint: Original Print
Number of Photographs: one
Image Color: Black & White
Features: Press Photograph
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Subject: Archaeology
Vintage: Yes
