During
restoration work being carried out on the eastern side of the King Djoser Step
Pyramid in Saqqara, archaeologists discovered a statuette of Osiris. Written By/
Nevine El-Aref.
Head
of the Saqqara archaeological site Sabri Farag said that the statuette was
discovered in a small crevasse between the huge blocks of the pyramid’s eastern
façade.
The
statuette depicts Osiris, the god of resurrection and eternity, with the double
crown, holding a feather in one hand and a sceptre in the other.
“The statue
was probably concealed in this area by a priest of Saqqara in antiquity,” Farag
said, adding that the artefact is undergoing restoration.
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