Posted on 07/09/2018 8:00:28 PM PDT by BBell
A mysterious ancient black granite sarcophagus has been discovered in Egypt.
The tomb, which dates back to the Ptolemaic period between 305 B.C. and 30 B.C., was uncovered in the city of Alexandria.
In a Facebook post, Dr. Mostafa Waziri, general secretary of Egypts Supreme Council of Antiquities, announced that the 6-foot high sarcophagus, which is 8.7-feet long and 5.4-feet wide, is the largest ever found in Alexandria.
The sarcophagus was found buried 16.4 feet below the surface. A layer of mortar between the lid and the body of the sarcophagus indicates that it has not been opened since it was closed more than 2,000 years ago.
A carved alabaster head, which probably depicts the tombs owner, was also found.
Ancient Egypt continues to reveal its secrets. Archaeologists recently unearthed a 2,200-year-old gold coin depicting the ancient King Ptolemy III, an ancestor of the famed Cleopatra.
Experts in Southern Egypt recently discovered an extremely rare marble head depicting the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
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Al's sarcophagus was lost around the time the caliphate conquered Egypt. Possibly it was destroyed, possibly (and reputedly) it was hidden (doors bricked up and concealed), and it's even possible that, despite the rumors that it is still kept hidden by Coptic priests, it slid into the drink during the earthquake that destroyed the Pharos lighthouse.
too late!
Thanks Tennessee Nana, a fool in paradise, and TXnMA.
Now I need a Mummy movie and a beer.
When the mummy walks
when mummy walks
yes when he walks
he takes the sequels away.
they opened it.
Three ‘soldiers’ ?
Cool! I will post it. So it was a covered cesspool.
it seems too much liquid for ‘grave juice’ or mummified bodies. I can imagine the stench.
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