During the construction of a railway station in an embankment at Tell Basta, the ancient Bubastis, near Zagazig in the eastern part of the Delta, a hidden treasure of gold and silver vessels and jewelry was uncovered. These artifacts were most probably taken from the residence of the Ramesside kings at Pi-Ramesse and hidden in a repository at the temple of the cat goddess at Bubastis.
It is likely that these treasures were then forgotten until the construction workers found them around AD 1906 or 1907 after they had been hidden for more than 3000 years!
These treasures are now divided among the Egyptian Museum, the Metropolitan Museum, and the Berlin Museum.
It is likely that these treasures were then forgotten until the construction workers found them around AD 1906 or 1907 after they had been hidden for more than 3000 years!
These treasures are now divided among the Egyptian Museum, the Metropolitan Museum, and the Berlin Museum.
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