A Late Period sandstone anthropoid sarcophagus with mummy uncovered near
Al-Aga Khan mausoleum in the Upper Egyptian historic city. Written By/ Nevine El-Aref.
Excavations carried out by an Egyptian mission near the Aga Khan
Mausoleum on Aswan's west bank uncovered an anthropoid sandstone sarcophagus
with a mummy inside of a Late Period tomb.
Mostafa Waziri, the secretary-general of the Supreme Council of
Antiquities, told Ahram Online that the mummy inside the sarcophagus is wrapped
in linen and in a very good conservation condition.
Waziri pointed out that more studies are needed to identify the
sarcophagus’ owner. He noted that the mission also uncovered a couple of Late Period tombs
with walls decorated with scenes depicting several deities such as Isis, Hathor,
and Anubis.
A fragmented collection of coloured stone sarcophagi was also unearthed,
along with the remains of a wooden coffin inscribed with hieroglyphic text.
Abdel-Moneim Saeed, the director of Aswan and Nubian Antiquities,
explained that a large number of mummies, which were haphazardly buried in the
tomb, were also unearthed, suggesting that the tomb was used as a communal
burial site.
Saeed added that excavations inside the tomb revealed an unidentified
sandstone head of a statue, as well as a collection of amulets and scarabs
carved in faience and a wooden statuette of the deity Horus.
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