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Related: About this forumAncient Egyptian Statue Mysteriously Rotates at Museum
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2013/06/ancient-egyptian-statue-mysteriously-rotates-at-museum/An ancient Egyptian statue in a British museum has sparked debate after it was captured on video seemingly rotating on its own.
The 10-inch tall statue of Neb-senu has been on display at the Manchester Museum in Manchester, England, for 80 years but it was only recently that museum staff noticed the statue moving.
Most Egyptologists are not superstitious people. I wondered who had changed the objects position without telling me, the museums curator, Campbell Price, told the U.K.s Sun. But the next time I looked, it was facing in another directionand a day later had yet another orientation.
With his curiosity piqued, Price returned the statue of the Egyptian idol to its original position in a locked glass case and set up a camera to film the statue over an 11-hour period. The resulting time-lapse video, Price says, shows the statue moving on its own.
The 10-inch tall statue of Neb-senu has been on display at the Manchester Museum in Manchester, England, for 80 years but it was only recently that museum staff noticed the statue moving.
Most Egyptologists are not superstitious people. I wondered who had changed the objects position without telling me, the museums curator, Campbell Price, told the U.K.s Sun. But the next time I looked, it was facing in another directionand a day later had yet another orientation.
With his curiosity piqued, Price returned the statue of the Egyptian idol to its original position in a locked glass case and set up a camera to film the statue over an 11-hour period. The resulting time-lapse video, Price says, shows the statue moving on its own.
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Ancient Egyptian Statue Mysteriously Rotates at Museum (Original Post)
William Seger
Jun 2013
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mopinko
(70,076 posts)1. sure it does.
you betcha.
siligut
(12,272 posts)3. There is a time-lapse video at the link
I believe it is moving . . . but I also believe there is a simple explanation for why it is turning.
siligut
(12,272 posts)2. Just move it to a different location to test the vibration theory
It is made of Serpentine, it may have some magnetic qualities.
Maybe Random Thoughts has possessed it and is now asking for what is due him.
siligut
(12,272 posts)5. Thank you, and so Flying Squirrel won't have to go to the link
The hieroglyphs on the back of the statue spell out, bread, beer and beef, a prayer for offerings for the spirit of the man, Price told the Sun.
dimbear
(6,271 posts)6. That god has been misidentified. Actual deity: Ba'ab el Hed. n/t
MADem
(135,425 posts)7. It's moving most definitely ....
dimbear
(6,271 posts)8. Now being reported statue only moves when people are moving nearby.
Something to do with the floor vibrating, evidently.
And here I had thought we invented disc. Pop in a disc and watch the little statue go.
Or this is a publicity stunt similar to Night At The Museum.