Archaeological discovery in Jirzah, Egypt - in pictures
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An archaeological discovery in Jirzah, a village south of Cairo, has unearthed a large funerary complex. All photos: Egypt's Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities -
According to Adel Okasha, an antiquities official, the funerary complex’s floor was made of limestone and decorated with coloured tiles -
A number of classical-era mummy portraits dating back to the Roman rule of the country were the find's most exciting items -
An archaeological discovery in Jirzah, a village south of Cairo. The discovery includes several Fayum portraits, marking the first time they were seen since the first batch was discovered 115 years ago -
A terracotta statue of Isis-Aphrodite was found inside a wooden sarcophagus -
A number of papyrus records were also unearthed by the mission -
To the south of the complex, the remains of a colonnaded hall were unearthed, inside of which the remains of four fallen pillars were found -
It is noteworthy that the village of Jirzah, which was known as the village of Philadelphia in the Greek era, was established in the third century BC as a central village within the agricultural reclamation project implemented by King Ptolemy II at the time -
The village was inhabited by Egyptian and Greek citizens -
A number of clay vessels and jars were also found -
The discovered Fayum images, a type of mummy portrait, are the first to be found since the initial batch was discovered 115 years ago -
Several sarcophagi were also discovered
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