When archaeologists were digging the depths of Ethiopia, they had no idea that they'll stumble upon an amazing yet mysterious find—skeletal remains of a woman they now refer to as "Sleeping Beauty."

Believed to have lived either in the first or the second century, the mysterious relics of a woman hint that she may have lived in luxury and vanity before her demise.

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"She was curled up on her side, with her chin resting on her hand, wearing a beautiful bronze ring," lead archaeologist Louise Schofield, a former curator at the British Museum in London,  said of the remarkable discovery they made in May, reports Huffington Post.

Schofield added that Ms. Sleeping Beauty was apparently buried in a position that makes it seem like she's looking into a Roman bronze mirror.

Further providing details about her lifestyle when she was still alive were her ornate bronze cosmetics spoon, her lump of kohl eyeliner and high-quality beaded belt, which during the period where she lived, symbolized high status in the society.

Archaeologists also unearthed iron bangles, clay jugs, colorful necklaces and glass vessels at the site of the excavation.

USA Today has learned that a flask designed to catch the tears of the dead was also found near Ms. Sleeping Beauty. The flask reportedly suggests that the mystery woman was indeed much-loved and beautiful to the eyes of her contemporaries.  

Several other articles discovered in Ethiopia were things from the Roman Empire, strongly hinting that the Ethiopians and the Romans may have engaged in trading earlier than what is previously thought.

Schofield confirmed that the artifacts of Roman origin were brought to Ethiopia when the early inhabitants of the latter "adopted Christianity [and] ... were trading very intensely with Rome."

"Ethiopia is a mysterious place steeped in legend, but nobody knows very much about it," Schofield added.

The exact age of the Ethiopian Sleeping Beauty and the cause of her death have yet to be identified by the archaeologists, according to Daily Mail.

The 2,000-year-old remains of Ms. Sleeping Beauty were unearthed alongside 10 other graves in the northern town of Hawzien.

All artifacts retrieved from the six-week excavation of the archaeologists will be put on display in October in the German-funded museum in Wukro, a town not too far from the excavation site.

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