Bizarre plaster coffin discovered in Egypt's Bahariya oasis
New archaeological discovery at Bahariya opens up a shocking mystery, showing that the Romans once left behind a strange cultural heritage right in the heart of the Egyptian desert.
Báo Khoa học và Đời sống•26/09/2025
Archaeologists from the Cairo and Giza Department of Antiquities excavating in Egypt's Bahariya oasis, 297 km southwest of Cairo, have discovered a strange ancient tomb. Photo: @Cairo and Giza Department of Antiquities. It is a tomb dating back to the 3rd century BC. Photo: @Department of Antiquities of Cairo and Giza.
In this tomb, experts found a finely carved plaster coffin of a woman wearing a Roman cloak. Photo: @Department of Antiquities of Cairo and Giza.
Preliminary investigations suggest that there is still a female mummy inside this bizarre coffin. Photo: @Department of Antiquities of Cairo and Giza. In the tomb, they also found four humanoid masks made of plaster, a collection of coins, clay and glass vessels of various shapes and sizes, and a gold plate depicting Imsety, Duamutef, Hapi and Qebehsenuef — the four sons of the sky god Horus. Photo: @Department of Antiquities of Cairo and Giza. There are no records of who she was, but judging by the quality of the coffin and other artifacts found in the tomb, she was certainly a wealthy and famous person. Photo: @Department of Antiquities of Cairo and Giza.
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