Egypt, Italy Restore Ancient Fayoum Portrait for Italy Exhibition
Egyptian and Italian experts restored the 2,000-year-old portrait, which will be shown in Italy next May as part of a Fayoum portrait collection.
- On Sunday, October 11, 2026, Egypt unveiled the restored 'Tondo of the Two Brothers' at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, marking completion of a collaborative conservation project.
- Created in the Fayoum region about 2,000 years ago, the circular 60-centimeter portrait depicts two faces from Roman-era Egypt, blending local funerary traditions with Greco-Roman artistic influences.
- Experts spent three weeks restoring the fragile, termite-damaged wooden panel, using specialized techniques to recover faded colors and facial features from the portrait found split into two parts.
- Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy stated the restoration demonstrates international cooperation value, announcing the portrait will travel to Italy next May as part of a temporary exhibition.
- The upcoming Rome exhibition, running from November to May 2027, will feature more than 110 objects as the Egyptian Museum marks its 124th anniversary this year.
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Egypt, Italy complete restoration of ancient Fayoum 'Portrait of the Two Brothers'
Egypt has completed the restoration of the “Portrait of the Two Brothers,” one of the ancient Fayoum portraits, in cooperation with Italy, as part of efforts to preserve the country’s cultural heritage. Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy announced the completion of the project at a press conference held on Sunday, October 11, 2026, …
Restoration of the "Two Brothers" Panel Completed Ahead of its Debut Display in Italy
During an international press conference, Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathy, announced the completion of restoration work on the “Two Brothers” panel, one of the most prominent masterpieces of portraiture art in Roman-era Egypt. The restoration was carried out as part of an Egyptian-Italian collaborative project involving a team of conservators from both nations.
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