大英博物館のインスタグラム(britishmuseum) - 4月6日 01時27分

How do you winch a 6-tonne, 5.4-metre statue upright and into place? Here’s a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the Egyptian god Hapy being installed in our #SunkenCities exhibition, opening 19 May.
The installation took 2 days and was carried out by a team of curators, engineers, technicians and health and safety experts. The statue was winched upright and moved into its final position on a cushion of air pumped under the base. There are only 40 centimetres between Hapy’s crown and the ceiling!
This colossal statue of Hapy was discovered underwater in what was the thriving and cosmopolitan seaport of Thonis-Heracleion. It once stood in front of the temple of Amun-Gereb, where pharaohs received the power and right to rule over Egypt. The statue must have been an impressive sight for traders and visitors arriving from the Mediterranean – a promise of the wealth and fertility of Egypt. As the personification of the Nile’s annual flood, Hapy was believed to bring prosperity and fertility to the country.
Installation of colossal statue of Hapy. Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt. About 380-250 BC. Maritime Museum, Alexandria.
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