Nevine El-Aref , 'Stolen Ancient Egyptian shrine recovered' Ahram Online, Sunday 3 Nov 2013 Mit Rahina archaeological site (Memphis) was subjected to looting in 2011 due to the lack of security in the aftermath of January 2011 revolution.
Tourism and Antiquities Police have recovered an Old Kingdom limestone naos (shrine) hidden inside a residential home in Mit-Rahina town in Al-Badrasheen city, south of Cairo.
It includes four statues of persons fixed on four bases engraved with hieroglyphic verses from The Pyramid Texts. The first statue is 16 cm tall and depicts a standing figure wearing a black wig. The second is 19.2 cm tall and features a person wearing a coloured wig, while the third statue is 9.2 cm in height and may be of a child wearing a coloured wig. On his chest is engraved line of hieroglyphics. The fourth statue is 16.4 cm tall and depicts a person with a black wig. Aly El-Asfar, deputy head of the Ancient Egyptian department at the ministry, said the statues could be of the same person different during stages of life. The naos is now under investigation to discover its original location and whether it was dug illegally. The possessor of the naos is now being held in custody and is being investigated, he said.
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