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Giovanni Battista Belzoni
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Giovanni Battista Belzoni
Born (1778-11-05)5 November 1778
Padua, Republic of Venice
Died 3 December 1823(1823-12-03) (aged 45)
Gwato, Kingdom of Benin (now Ughoton, Edo State, Nigeria)
Nationality Italian
Known for Egyptian antiquities
Spouse(s) Sarah Banne

Giovanni Battista Belzoni ( 5 November 1778 – 3 December 1823), sometimes known as The Great Belzoni, was a prolific Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities. He is known for his removal to England of the seven-tonne bust of Ramesses II, the clearing of sand from the entrance of the great temple at Abu Simbel, the discovery and documentation of the tomb of Seti I (still sometimes known as "Belzoni's Tomb"), including the Sarcophagus of Seti I, and the first to penetrate into the Pyramid of Khafre, the second pyramid of the Giza complex.

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  • Portrait of Belzoni as the Strong Man (cropped)

    Portrait of Belzoni as a strongman

  • Portrait of Giovanni Belzoni by Jan Adam Kruseman, 1824

    Portrait of Belzoni by Jan Adam Kruseman, 1824

  • Colossal bust of Ramesses II, the 'Younger Memnon'

    The Younger Memnon at the British Museum

  • Belzoni memnon halage 1816

    The moving of the Younger Memnon

  • MMoCA.9MA Wall rubbing of the head of Seti I. Giovanni Battista Belzoni

    Wall rubbing of Seti I wearing a wig and the sacred uraeus, Musée d'Art classique de Mougins

  • 05 khafre belzoni

    Inscription of Belzoni inside the Pyramid of Khafre

  • Abu Simbel; two temples seen from across the Nile river. Col Wellcome V0014703

    The great temple at Abu Simbel, before Belzoni cleared its entrance of sand

  • Belzoni's Valley of the Kings

    Belzoni's Valley of the Kings.

  • A medal depicting Giovanni Belzoni, British Museum

    Medal depicting Giovanni Belzoni, British Museum

  • MMoCA189a (MA)Belzoni Engravings

    Entrance of the 2nd Pyramid of Geeza, Discovered and Opened by G. Belzoni, 2nd March 1818, Musée d'Art classique de Mougins

  • MMoCA189e (MA)Belzoni Engravings

    Colossal Head Discovered in the Ruins of Karnak by G. Belzoni, Musée d'Art classique de Mougins

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