The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry said in a statement that the tomb is from the Graeco-Roman period, which began with Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.
It is located near one of Aswan’s landmarks, the Mausoleum of Aga Khan, who lobbied for Muslim rights in India and who was buried there after his death in 1957.
The statement said archaeologists found artifacts, including decorated masks, statuettes, vases, coffin fragments and cartonnages—chunks of linen or papyrus glued together. Read more.