“Bronze Ring Engraved with Lighthouse of Alexandria Found in Submerged Egyptian Palace” — what this page in the network covers. A rare bronze ring bearing an engraving of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, has been uncovered from the submerged ruins of a palace on the sunken island of Antirhodos in Egypt’s Abu Qir Bay. The discovery was made by an Egyptian-French archaeological team led by Franck Goddio, director of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM), during ongoing excavations at the site of the ancient city of Thonis-Heracleion.
The ring, likely a personal ornament or seal, provides tangible evidence of the lighthouse’s iconic status and its depiction in everyday objects during the Ptolemaic period. The Lighthouse of Alexandria, built in the 3rd century BC on the island of Pharos, stood over 100 meters tall and guided sailors for centuries before its destruction by earthquakes. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.