(ANSAmed) - CAIRO, JULY 28 - ''Pink and black granite
statues dating back to the era of Ramesses II'' together with
Coptic-era blocks of limestone have been found near Mit Raineh,
some 30 km south of Cairo, by archaeologists of the Superior
Council of Egyptian antiquities, according to the Facebook page
of the Egyptian ministry of tourism and antiquities.
The discovery was made ''in the last few days'' and findings
include the statue of pharaoh Ramesses II ''accompanied by two
gods'' and the images of several divinities like Sekhmet (the
goddess of war, with a lioness's head), of Ptah and the goddess
of love and beauty Hathor, the post said, announcing that
excavation work will continue until the entire area has been
examined. (ANSAmed)..
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