Hall 3

This hall contains jewelry made of gold, silver and precious stones being the necklaces, bracelets, rings, ring stones and foliage of pure gold taking the form of human membranes of finger, toe nails, eyes, navel and tongues which adorned the mummies. In addition, there is a rare collection of the foundation of the Serabuim temple, and the God Herbucrat, found hidden underground at the rocky bed of the Serabuim temple during the period of 1943-1945. The serabuim temple findings consist of 10 gold, silver and bronze pieces, some of which are inscribed in hieroglyphic and Greek.
In the middle of the hall, two magnificent statues are displayed inside a glass lantern dating back to the old Alexandrian art school. The statues are of silver depicting the God of love and beauty Aphrodite and a ritual goblet of wine with side painting of the sea.

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