Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Queen Berenike's Cat Goddess Temple Discovered In Alexandria, Egypt

A limestone statue of the Goddess Bastet discovered at Kom el Dikka.

From The Independent:

The remains of a temple of Queen Berenike - wife of King Ptolemy III - have been discovered by archaeologists in Alexandria, Egypt.

Dr. Zahi Hawass said the remains discovered are 60 meters by 15 meters, and extend under Ismail Fahmy street. About 600 Ptolemaic statues - amongst which are beautiful depictions of the cat goddess Bastet - were also unearthed.

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