The Saqqara Mask of the Second Priest of Mut and Priest of Niut-shaes. Photo by University of Tübingen, Ramadan B. Hussein.
German-Egyptian team presents the latest findings from Saqqara excavations. Researchers at the University of Tübingen have discovered a gilded mask on the mummy of a priest in Saqqara, Egypt. It is from the Saite-Persian period (664-404 BCE). The head of the German-Egyptian team, Dr. Ramadan Badry Hussein, reported on Saturday that the mask was found in an extensive tomb complex which Tübingen archaeologists have been investigating since 2016, using the latest methods. The preliminary microscopic examination carried out at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo indicates that the mask is made of gilded silver. The eyes are inlaid with calcite, obsidian, and black gemstone which may be onyx. "The finding of this mask could be called a sensation," Hussein says.
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