A remarkable discovery of artifacts from Egypt’s final dynasty has been made in 63 tombs located in the Nile Delta region. Experts are now focused on restoring and cataloging these finds, according to a Monday update from the country’s antiquities authority.
The collection includes gold items and jewelry from Egypt’s Late and Ptolemaic periods. Some of these treasures may eventually be showcased in museums across Egypt, said Neveine el-Arif, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
The discovery was made by an Egyptian archaeological team from the Supreme Council of Antiquities at the Tell al-Deir necropolis in Damietta city, located in Damietta governorate, as reported by the ministry last month.
Among the recovered artifacts are statues, funerary amulets, and a pottery vessel containing 38 bronze coins from the Ptolemaic era.
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The Ptolemaic dynasty, Egypt’s last before it fell under Roman rule, was established in 305 B.C. following Alexander the Great’s conquest of Egypt in 332 B.C. Ptolemy I, one of Alexander’s generals, became the first Ptolemaic ruler, and the dynasty continued through his descendants until Cleopatra.
In 2018, Egypt first displayed Ptolemaic artifacts at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, featuring approximately 300 pieces from the era.
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