Egyptian God of the Dead floats down Thames

02 2007
Londoners were forced to look twice yesterday as, in the place of the usual tourist tour sight-seeing boats, a 25-foot high statue of the Egyptian god Anubis sailed under Tower Bridge and down the Thames.

The jackal-headed God of the Dead was being transported down the river to Trafalgar Square, where it will stay for a few weeks in order to promote the forthcoming exhibition of Tutankhamen's treasures at Greenwich's O2 Bubble.

The exhibition, Tutankhamen and the Age of the Pharaohs represents the first exhibition to be held in the former Millennium Dome since it re-opened in its current form.

Over the last few months some of the biggest names in world music have appeared there, including the Rolling Stones and Prince, putting the east end of London truly on the map.

As well as offering affordable rental accommodation, the areas around Greenwich also boast excellent parks, water sports facilities and even a year-round beach inside the arena.

Already around 265,000 tickets for the exhibition have been sold or reserved and the exhibition will showcase more then 130 treasures of between 3,000 and 5,000 years old once it opens on November 15th. ADNFCR-1219-ID-18301838-ADNFCR

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