Philadelphia

Top A coloured terracotta figurine depicting the goddess Isis Aphrodite. above The remains of a Graeco Roman funerary structure with colourful tiled floors. left A rare find: a complete Roman Period mummy portrait.

Funerary structure and Fayum portraits unearthed

An Egyptian team excavating at Gerza (ancient Philadelphia) in the Fayum has discovered a large Graeco-Roman funerary building with coloured tile floors, and a number of complete and partial mummy portraits. The team also found a number of anthropoid and…