Ammon News - A statue discovered at Cleopatra’s tomb allegedly reveals the Egyptian queen’s true face.

An Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission in collaboration with the National University Pedro Henríquez Ureña, led by Dr. Kathleen Martinez, uncovered new artifacts and ceremonial objects from the late Ptolemaic period.

One of the most significant is a white marble statue of a woman adorned with a royal crown, which a leading expert believes reveals the face of Cleopatra VII, Daily News Egypt reported.

Martinez, an archeologist who has been searching for the tomb for nearly 20 years, believes the statue depicts the true face of the queen, who ruled from 51 to 30 BC.

However, other experts disagree, noting several facial features that differ from known depictions of the queen. Instead, some have suggested it portrays a princess from the Ptolemaic dynasty.

The team also found a half-length statue of a king wearing the Nemes headdress, 337 coins, many featuring Queen Cleopatra VII’s image, alongside ritual pottery, oil lamps, limestone containers, bronze statues, a scarab amulet inscribed with “The justice of Ra has arisen” and an array of other artifacts.

NYP