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Experts unveil 'most beautiful mummy'
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-05-05 10:20
CAIRO - Egyptian archaeological experts have unveiled what they
described as the most beautiful mummy ever unearthed.
Zahi Hawass, chief
of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, checks a brilliantly colored
mummy dating back more than 2,300 years Tuesday May 3, 2005, at Egypt's
Saqqara Pyramids complex south of Cairo. The unidentified mummy, from the
30th pharaonic dynasty, had been buried by sand in a 6 meter (20 feet)
shaft. Hawass, said the mummy will undergo CT scanning before being put on
display at a Saqqara museum. [AP] | The mummy
dates to the 30th dynasty (378-341 BC) and was discovered almost intact during
excavations around the pyramids in Saqqara, Zahi Hawass, secretary general of
the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said Wednesday.
Experts still have to identify the beautifully decorated mummy, with a golden
mask, that was found buried in a shaft in the ground.
It was adorned with multiple colours and graphic scenes depicting ancient
Egyptian rituals and life.
One such scene depicted the god Anubis preparing the dead for burial. Below
there was a painting of the god Horus sitting in front of an altar and another
of Horus' four children.
There is also a painting of a sun disc above Horus, and Ma'at, goddess of
truth, right and order, is shown with her wings spread.
Experts hope to use CT scanning technology to learn more about the mummy.
Archaeologists
discovered what could be the most finely decorated mummy ever found in
Egypt, Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt's Supreme Council for Antiquities
said on May 3 2005. An Egyptian archaeological team led by Hawass, digging
near the Saqqara pyramids, found the mummy, which dates back to the 30th
Dynasty (380-343 BC), last week. Photo by Reuters Reports/Reuters A mummy
discovered near Egypt's Saqqara pyramids is hailed as as the most finely
decorated ever found. [Reuters] |
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