THE unveiling of one of Egypt`s eight national treasures at Expo - a large statue of the Pharaoh Amenhotep IV - was a highlight of the country`s official pavilion opening last night.
The ceremony was also to involve unveiling of the Mask of Sheshonq II, completing the full set of eight antiquities on display at the pavilion from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Amenhotep IV was father of the more famous pharaoh Tutankhamun, or King Tut.
The Mask of Sheshonq II belonged to the 22nd dynasty Egyptian king whose tomb was the only one of the dynasty not plundered by tomb robbers.
The ceremony was also to involve unveiling of the Mask of Sheshonq II, completing the full set of eight antiquities on display at the pavilion from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Amenhotep IV was father of the more famous pharaoh Tutankhamun, or King Tut.
The Mask of Sheshonq II belonged to the 22nd dynasty Egyptian king whose tomb was the only one of the dynasty not plundered by tomb robbers.
