Gwato, Kingdom of Benin (now Ughoton, Edo State, Nigeria)
Nationality
Italian
Known for
Egyptian antiquities
Spouse
Sarah Banne
Giovanni Battista Belzoni (Italian pronunciation:[dʒoˈvannibatˈtistabelˈtsoːni]; 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.
^from his publication Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries Within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs and Excavations in Egypt and Nubia, London, 1820.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista belˈtsoːni]; 5 November 1778 – 3 December 1823), sometimes known as The Great Belzoni...
in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It was discovered in 1817 by GiovanniBelzoni and later re-excavated by Donald P. Ryan in 1989. It contains the mummies...
with the Italian explorer GiovanniBelzoni, who travelled to the site, but was unable to dig out an entry to the temple. Belzoni returned in 1817, this time...
Britain, the British Consul General Henry Salt hired the adventurer GiovanniBelzoni in Cairo in 1815 for this purpose. Using his hydraulics and engineering...
Ramesses I of the Nineteenth Dynasty. The burial place was discovered by GiovanniBelzoni in October 1817. As Ramesses I ruled for less than two years, his sepulchre...
explored in modern times by GiovanniBelzoni on March 2, 1818, when the original entrance was found on the north side. Belzoni had hopes of finding an intact...
in 2005's Cold Blood and its 2007 sequel, as well as the explorer GiovanniBelzoni in BBC One's Egypt. On the stage he won an Olivier Award in 2004 for...
Bristol. She met GiovanniBelzoni and in 1812 the pair employed the Irishman, James Curtin, as a servant. In 1813 she married Belzoni and they travelled...
Belzoni may refer to: Belzoni, Mississippi Belzoni, Oklahoma Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778–1823), sometimes known as The Great Belzoni, a prolific Italian...
papyri were bought by GiovanniBelzoni and Bernardino Drovetti; a number of Aramaic letters and a demotic letter were presented by Belzoni to the Musei Civici...
visitor of note was GiovanniBelzoni, a showman and engineer of Italian origin and, latterly, an archaeologist and antiques dealer. Belzoni's travels took him...
unable to excavate the entrance to the temple. He later told his friend GiovanniBelzoni about the ruins and it was he who later returned in 1817 to excavate...
nineteenth century. Early in the century, the area was visited by GiovanniBelzoni, working for Henry Salt, who discovered several tombs, including those...
the burial of an unknown individual. It may have been discovered by GiovanniBelzoni in 1817, working on a commission from the Second Earl Belmore. It was...
Ramesses was buried in the Valley of the Kings. His tomb, discovered by GiovanniBelzoni in 1817 and designated KV16, is small in size and gives the impression...
and transported with great ingenuity by the famous Italian explorer GiovanniBelzoni. Most of the antiquities Salt collected were purchased by the British...
was a prince. The tomb was rediscovered on 9 October 1817 by Giovanni Battista Belzoni, who briefly described it, making special mention of the decoration:...
in Dorset, England. The operation was carried out by the adventurer GiovanniBelzoni. The obelisk arrived in London in December 1821, making it the first...
Portuguese, and later the English and Dutch traders. The famous explorer GiovanniBelzoni, known for his success in searching for Egyptian antiquities and selling...
Britain, the British Consul General Henry Salt hired the adventurer GiovanniBelzoni in Cairo for this purpose. Using his hydraulics and engineering skills...
Feltrinelli, 2016. L'italiano più famoso del mondo: vita e avventure di GiovanniBelzoni, Milano, Bompiani, 2018. A Wartime Childhood, London, John Sandoe,...
and transported with great ingenuity by the famous Italian explorer GiovanniBelzoni. Most of the antiquities Salt collected were purchased by the British...
Kings. It was uncovered by Italian archaeologist and explorer Giovanni Battista Belzoni on 16 October 1817. Previously considered the longest tomb in...
Cleopatra’s lost emerald mines. Deck’s father, also named Isaiah, had known GiovanniBelzoni, a famous Italian explorer of Egyptian tombs; Deck the younger thus...
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