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Tomb of Queen Meresankh III (G 7530-7540)

Queen Meresankh III is the owner of the 4th Dynasty mastaba G7530-7540, one of the most beautiful and best-preserved tombs in the Eastern Cemetery of Giza, Egypt. Meresankh was the granddaughter of king Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid, and the wife of king Khafre. Her large and exquisitely decorated tomb contains beautifully carved and painted wall scenes of the queen and the royal family, including her mother, father and children.

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The Tomb of Queen Meresankh III The Tomb of Queen Meresankh III is one of most beautiful and …

Egyptian Religion Jewelry

Amulets This photos is a collection of amulets that were discovered in the …

Burials Egyptian Religion

Black granite sarcophagus and lid of Meresankh III This black granite sarcophagus was uncovered in the burial chamber of the …

Sculpture

Bronze sphinx This Bronze Sphinx was uncovered in the tomb of Queen Meresankh III. …

Vessels

Ptolemaic pottery This pottery from the Ptolemaic period, much later than the burial of …

Egyptian Religion Tools

Copper tool: adze blade This copper tool, an adze blade, was uncovered in fragments in the …

Sculpture

Fragments of limestone pair statue of Hetepheres II and Meresankh III Inside the Tomb of Queen Meresankh III were uncovered two beautiful fragments …

Sculpture

Head of limestone statue This head of a small limestone statue was uncovered in the tomb …

Burials Vessels

Limestone canopic jar and lid These limestone canopic jars were uncovered by archaeologists in the Tomb of …

Burials

Cemetery G 7000: G 7530-7540: G 7530, Meresankh III (= Mersyankh), chapel, …

Tombs Women at Giza

Photograph of Sand Blocking the Entrance to the of Tomb of Queen … This is a photograph of the rediscovery of the Tomb of Queen …

Tombs Women at Giza

Photograph of Inner Chamber of Queen Meresankh III During Excavation This photograph was taken by the original archaeologists who uncovered the Tomb …

Archaeology Women at Giza

Queens Hetepheres II and Meresankh III on Tomb Wall with Robe Photograph from the excavation of the Tomb of Queen Meresankh III in …

Archaeology

Stone-cut Female Statues in the Tomb of Queen Meresankh III Photograph of a row of stone-cut female statues on the north wall …

Sculpture Women at Giza

Statue of Queens Hetepheres II and Meresankh III

Archaeology

Photograph of Kawab in the Tomb of Queen Meresankh III Photograph of Kawab, the father of Queen Meresankh III, in her tomb …

Burials Women at Giza

Skeleton of Queen Meresankh III The skeleton of Queen Meresankh III as it was found in her …

Fragment of Ushabti This fragment of an ushabti was uncovered in the tomb of Queen …

Burials Egyptian Religion

Photograph of Canopy that was Buried with Queen Meresankh III This is a photograph of the canopy that was buried with Queen …

Ancient Egyptian Art Daily Life

Photograph of Artists Polishing the Sarcophagus of Queen Meresankh III On the walls of Queen Meresankh III's tomb, there are several scenes …

Egyptian Religion

Photograph of Scribe Statues in the Tomb of Queen Meresankh III These statues of scribes are carved on the South Wall of the …

Ancient Egyptian Art Egyptian Religion

Photograph of Scribe Statue in the Tomb of Queen Meresankh III Photograph of a seated scribe on the south wall of the Tomb …

Ancient Egyptian Art Egyptian Religion

Photograph of Scribe in the Tomb of Queen Meresankh III Photograph of a seated scribe on the south wall of the Tomb …

Archaeology Egyptian Religion

Photograph of the Modern Discovery of the Tomb of Queen Meresankh III This is a photograph of the Tomb of Queen Meresankh III in …

Archaeology Tombs

Photograph of the Tomb Shaft of Queen Meresankh III

Burials Jewelry

Stone and Glass Amulets These stone and glass amulets imaged here were uncovered in the Tomb …

Daily Life

Bronze Objects These objects were uncovered in the Tomb of Queen Meresankh III, when …