This new discovery, made on Friday, adds to that of 13 other sarcophagi found in the same location about a week ago, the Ministry of Antiquities said in a statement.
Saqqara, which is 25 kilometers south of the pyramids of the Giza plateau, is a vast necropolis that houses the famous pyramid of Pharaoh Djoser, the first of the Pharaonic era.
This monument, built around 2,700 BC, by Imhotep, is considered one of the oldest on the surface of the globe.
The images of the well-preserved sarcophagi show brown and blue patterns, as well as several hieroglyphic signs.
For several years, Egyptian authorities regularly announced archaeological discoveries, with the aim, among other things, to revive tourism.
Tourism’s share of the country’s revenue was hampered by political instability and the attacks that followed the 2011 revolution, which brought Hosni Mubarak out of power and, more recently, by the epidemic of the new coronavirus.
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