The Egyptian archaeological mission working in the Sacred Animals Cemetery (Popastion) in the Area of Antiquities of Sakkara revealed the first and largest hidden environment on the site dating back to the late era, during the work of the mission's fourth excavation season.
Dr. Mustafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and head of the mission, explained that the discovered environment includes 150 bronze statues of various sizes of a number of ancient Egyptian idols, including Anubis, Amon Min, Ozer, Isse, Nefertom, Bast and Hathoor, as well as a collection of bronze pots for isis idol rituals such as prayers, as well as a bronze statue of engineer Imhotep without a head.
He added that the Mission was also able to uncover a new set of burial wells in which a group of 250 late-age colored wooden coffins (around 500 B.C.) were found closed with mummies in good conservation, as well as a collection of amulets, wooden statues, some of which were gilded in the face and colored wooden boxes.
Dr. Waziri pointed out that the excavation work inside one of the burial wells discovered resulted in the discovery of a coffin with a papyrus in good conservation, possibly containing chapters of the "Book of the Dead", and that it was transferred to the restoration laboratories of the Egyptian Museum of Editing for sterilization and hydration and study and to know the texts contained.
The Mission also found two gilded wooden statues with a gilded face, in good conservation, of the gods Isis and Nevis, as well as a burial ground from the modern State (circa 1500 B.C.) with several decorative objects such as a bronze mirror, a set of bracelets, necklaces, earrings, ankles and copper tools for everyday life.
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