The statue of Ankhnespepy II queen was unearthed in Sakkara

A group of French-Swiss archaeologists unearthed the wooden statue of Queen Ankhnespepy II (the 6th Dynasty, United Kingdom, circa 2350 BC), near the pyramid in the Saqqara area of ​​Giza, the Ministry National antiquities collection said in a statement.

Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of the Archeology, said that the head of the statue is about 30 cm long and the earlobe section is decorated with exotic wooden earrings.

Head of the University of Geneva, Professor Philippe Collombert said that the head statue was found in a disturbed geological layer east of the queen's pyramid near the area where many metallic traces were discovered at the beginning. this week.

In addition, the archaeological team also discovered that the upper part of a granite monument may belong to the queen's funeral temple, as well as the queen's pyramid and some other untested pyramids. breaking.

Collombert added that this head statue is not in good condition and will have to be restored to continue research

" It is an area that promises to reveal much of its secrets sooner," Waziri said, the next task is to continue excavations to discover other small disguised pyramids as well as parts. left in the vestige of this burial funeral of the queen . '