At the site of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt, 13 ancient mummies with gold tongues and ... Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. During ancient Egypt's Greco-Roman period, Oxyrhynchus was a major ...
Centuries after the first golden coffins were taken to Europe, ancient Egyptian mummies still vividly capture people’s imaginations. Perhaps we’re awed by the grandeur of their rituals and tradition.