A collection of objects from Egypt's last dynasty has been found in 63 graves at the necropolis Tell al-Dier in the Nile Delta, according to Egyptian authorities.
The objects found include gold bits and jewelry from the late Ptolemaic period, according to the antiquities authority's spokesperson Neveine el-Arif.
In the burial area, statues, amulets, and a ceramic vessel containing 38 bronze coins with origins from the Ptolemaic period were also found.
The Ptolemaic dynasty was Egypt's last before the area became part of the Roman Empire. The dynasty was founded in 305 BC. This was after Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC and one of his generals, Ptolemy, became Ptolemy I. The leadership was then inherited by Ptolemy's descendants, of which Cleopatra was the last.
Objects from the Ptolemaic dynasty were exhibited for the first time in 2018 at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. At that time, around 300 objects were on display.
