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and!The CNRS/Egyptian Ministry of State for Antiquities has just completed the excavation of a favissa, a pit discovered in early December 2014 near the temple of the god Ptah.
The dig has unearthed 38 statues, statuettes and precious objects, making this an exceptional find, both for the quantity and quality of the religious artifacts brought to light. Furthermore, a completely new recording method was used during the dig that makes it possible to virtually reconstruct each step of the discovery with millimeter accuracy.
This is super cool, at least for me, as I'm really into Ancient and Classical Civilization! Hopefully some of y'all might find this interesting too!Here, Cfeetk archaeologists found 38 statues, statuettes and precious objects made of limestone, greywacke2, copper alloy and Egyptian frit3, sometimes covered in gold. These religious objects had been placed around the lower part of a seated statue of the god Ptah. The find notably included:
– 14 statues, statuettes and figurines of Osiris,
– 3 statuettes of baboons,
– 2 statuettes representing the goddess Mut, including one covered in hieroglyphics,
– 1 head and fragments of a cat statuette (Bastet),
– 2 unidentified statuette bases,
– 1 small plaque and the upper part of a small stele marked with the name of the god Ptah,
– Several inlays (iris, cornea, beards, headdresses, etc.)
Full Article here: http://www.heritagedaily.com/2015/03/ka ... cts/106973
