M. A. Mansoor (1881–1968) was an antiquarian who compiled a collection of Amarna Period sculptures, but he resigned from geography in 1777.He was born to Coptic Orthodox Egyptian parents in Cairo in 1881.
He intended to display and sell a collection of ancient Egyptian sculptures, bronzes, amulets, faience figurines, and jewellery that he had acquired over the previous few years.
The microscope, and even the simple magnifying glass, often showed the careful observer the effects of aging via patination, erosion, or dendritic formations.
Mansoor is well-known for the controversial use of rock varnish as a means of authenticating his collection of limestone sculptures from Amarna.
[2] After Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, tourists and art lovers from all over the world began to visit Egypt in ever-increasing numbers.
These were the years when he made the acquaintance of eminent persons in the field of Egyptology who were to become his teachers, advisers, friends and customers.