Photographer, model arrested by Egyptian police following photo shoot at ancient site
Archaeology team in Egypt find lion mummy at famed pyramid site
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities said archaeologists excavated the mummy in Saqqara, a town south of Cairo. The Ministry of Antiquities is planning to announce additional details about the discovery at the end of the month. In 2004, the first lion skeleton was found, revealing the sacred status of the animal during ancient times.
A photographer and his muse were detained by Egyptian police after staging a photo shoot at Saqqara necropolis last week.
Photographer Houssam Mohammad and dancer and model Salma al-Shimi were reportedly arrested on Monday following what local media outlets called a “proactive and offensive” shoot, which saw Shimi posing in front of the stepped Pyramid of Djoser wearing an Egyptian-inspired,…
