Photo shows a coloured portrait of a mummy, undated photo. It was discovered by Egyptian archaeologists in Girza, near Cairo, Egypt. Note: Licensed photo (Mohamed Samah, @tourismandantiq/Newsflash)
Copyrights: Mohamed Samah, @tourismandantiq/Newsflash
19 December 2022
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A new collection of extremely rare colour portraits of ancient Egyptian mummies have been discovered painted on the newly discovered 2,000-year-old caskets of their owners. The paintings are said to show wealthy Egyptians and Romans, who controlled the region at the time. Despite their age...