An ancient bust of a Roman emperor was found in Aswan, Egypt, according to the Daily Mail Monday.
A team of archaeologists found a bust of Marcus Aurelius, who ruled the Roman Empire from 161 A.D. – 180 A.D., while they were cleaning out the groundwater at the Temple of Kom Ombo, the Daily Mail reported. The bust is in relatively good shape, based on the detailed depictions of the emperor’s curly hair.
The bust is also quite unique, considering there are not many pieces of art depicting a Roman ruler in the southern city, according to Ayman Ashmawy, the person in charge of Ancient Egypt’s Antiquities Department, the Daily Sabah reported. Aurelius’ bust, which was discovered Sunday, will go under preservation and restoration in the future, Ahram online added.
Excavations in Upper Egypt have uncovered a fragment of a sculpture of Marcus Aurelius (r. A.D. 161 to 180) and an earlier shrine dedicated to Osiris, thought to have been constructed between 664 and 332 B.C. https://t.co/4WnsMYioeJ pic.twitter.com/BVyFgVYbqI
— Archaeology Magazine (@archaeologymag) April 24, 2018
Archaeologists found additional artifacts in Osiris-Ptah-Neb’s shrine in the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt. The shrine is thought to be from the 25th Egyptian dynasty. (RELATED: Two Ancient Tombs Found In Egypt)
Egypt is hoping continued archaeological finds will help increase tourism following the 2011 uprising.
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