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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.
The sarcophagus and the canopic jar were placed incorrectly: The sarcophagus had been placed on the east side instead of the usual west side and the canopic jar should have been placed to the south of the sarcophagus. King Snofru, whose wife is generally believed, to be Hetepheres. The queens were usually buried next to their husband's pyramid.
The 3,600-year-old sarcophagus still had a mummy inside, photos show. ... Egypt, uncovered a family burial site, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a Wednesday, Jan. 25, news ...
Egyptian archaeologists on Wednesday pried open a mysterious, 30-ton black sarcophagus, where they found three skeletons.
The largest object still remaining in the tomb was the pharaoh's red granite sarcophagus, which Davis described as "one of the most beautiful ever found." [ 4 ] It was made in the same style as those of Akhenaten , Tutankhamun , and Ay , in the form of a rectangular pylon complete with cavetto cornice and torus moulding, and with protective ...
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
Her sarcophagus and skeleton are today located in the Cairo Museum; the latter reveals that she was 1.54 metres (5'1") tall and between 50–55 years at her death. [1] An anthropological study suggested, that she might have suffered from bilateral silent sinus syndrome. [4] The tomb also contained a set of the earliest known canopic jars. [5]
After approximately 2,000 years sitting untouched, a black sarcophagus recently unearthed in Egypt has been opened ― and it wasn’t pretty.