Egypt's Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany described the find as a 'museum by itself.'
Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany said the cache includes 75 wooden and bronze cat statues of different sizes; mummified cats inside wooden boxes decorated with hieroglyphics; and wooden statues of other creatures, including an apis bull, a mongoose, an ibis, a falcon and the Egyptian god Anubis in the form of an animal.
The researchers also uncovered a relic featuring the name of King Psamtik I—who ruled Egypt between 664 and 610 B.C.—cobra statues; amulets; several wooden and clay mummy masks; and a collection of papyri decorated with illustrations of the goddess Tawert. Among the most notable finds were the five mummies of big cats, which most likely represent lion cubs, according to initial investigations. However, more research needs to be carried out to confirm this. El-Enany noted during a press conference that the skeleton of a lion had previously been uncovered near this necropolis.The latest cache is not the first set of artifacts to be uncovered by the archaeological mission at the Bubastian necropolis.
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