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Red granite sarcophagus of Meresankh II (above is the east side of the coffin), from her Giza tomb G 7410 B, dating to the 4th Dynasty c.2606-2550 BC. Meresankh was the daughter of King Khufu and the sister of half-sister of King Khafra and she was buried in the royal mastaba field east of the great pyramid on the Giza plateau and was excavated in 1927. Her name means "She Loves Life" or "The Living One loves her". The sarcophagus was quarried at Aswan and the sides are decorated with the palace facade. There are only two sarcophagus with an offering list from the 4th Dynasty. The lid has retained the 'knobs' used to hold rope for raising and lower it from the sarcophagus body.
Above, south side of coffin Coffin when excavated from tomb at Giza Boston Museum of Fine Art. |