03:22Egypt: Archaeologists unveil 3,000-year-old Ramesside tomb in Luxor
The Egyptian Minister of Antiquities revealed that two sarcophagi which date back over 3,000 years had been discovered in a tomb located in Luxor on Saturday.
According to General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri, the name of the tomb owner was Thaw-Irkhet-if, which means "the wind behind him."
"More than one thousand Ushabti statues, some of them made out of terracotta, clay, some others are made out of faience, some others made of wood, and we found a couple of masks, well painted, well coloured masks," he revealed.
"We found a new Ramesside tomb with colour paintings, a depiction of the queen Ahmose-Nefertari and their son Amenhotep I,” said Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany.
03:22The Egyptian Minister of Antiquities revealed that two sarcophagi which date back over 3,000 years had been discovered in a tomb located in Luxor on Saturday.
According to General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri, the name of the tomb owner was Thaw-Irkhet-if, which means "the wind behind him."
"More than one thousand Ushabti statues, some of them made out of terracotta, clay, some others are made out of faience, some others made of wood, and we found a couple of masks, well painted, well coloured masks," he revealed.
"We found a new Ramesside tomb with colour paintings, a depiction of the queen Ahmose-Nefertari and their son Amenhotep I,” said Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany.