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The Serapeum of Saqqara was the ancient Egyptian burial place for sacred bulls of the Apis cult at Memphis.It was believed that the bulls were incarnations of the god Ptah, which would become immortal after death as Osiris-Apis, a name which evolved to Serapis (Σέραπις) in the Hellenistic period, and Userhapi (ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲣϩⲁⲡⲓ) in Coptic.
Ashayet's stone sarcophagus (JE 47267) contained a wooden coffin (JE 47355) and a wooden statue was also located in the tomb; they are now found in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Her stone sarcophagus is particularly well known for the exterior relief and painted interior.
Pages in category "Ancient Egyptian sarcophagi" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II; S.
Photos show the white stone stele. A close up view of the engrave stele. Ancient Egypt’s 13th dynasty was a period from about 1756 B.C. to 1630 B.C., according to Britannica.
Egypt unveiled Monday a sarcophagus of a senior royal official from over 3,200-years ago at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo, the latest in a series of spectacular discoveries in the ...
Archaeologists in Egypt pried open a mysterious, 2,000-year-old sarcophagus found in the port city of Alexandria earlier this month. While some had thought the sarcophagus may contain royalty, or ...
Hundreds of artifacts were discovered, Egyptian officials said. Graveyard with colorful sarcophagi and 3,500-year-old mummies uncovered in Egypt Skip to main content
It is known, however, that not all of it was Egyptian, as the fragments show that some pieces were imported Mycenaean pieces. The shafts were emptied until a depth of 17m was reached. Excavators entered another burial chamber containing a late Old-Kingdom sarcophagus in a pit in the floor.