Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
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The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are an extensive underground necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt, renowned for their unique blend of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman funerary art and architecture dating from the 2nd century AD.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
catacombs ⓘ necropolis ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| ArabicName | Kom El Shoqafa ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Egyptian funerary art
ⓘ
Hellenistic ⓘ Roman ⓘ |
| containsDepictionOf |
Anubis in Roman military dress
ⓘ
Isis-Serapis ⓘ
surface form:
Isis and Serapis
Sobek with Greco-Roman elements ⓘ funerary banquet scenes ⓘ mythological scenes ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture |
Egyptian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Roman ⓘ |
| depthBelowSurface | approximately 20 meters ⓘ |
| discovered | early 20th century ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | accidental discovery by a falling donkey ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chambers
ⓘ
loculi ⓘ main burial chamber ⓘ reliefs ⓘ rotunda ⓘ sarcophagi ⓘ spiral staircase ⓘ statues ⓘ triclinium ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| inception | 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| laterUse | communal necropolis ⓘ |
| levelCount | three levels underground ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alexandria Governorate
ⓘ
Karmouz district ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pompey’s Pillar ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Nile Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean coast of Egypt
|
| location |
Alexandria, Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandria
|
| managedBy | Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ⓘ |
| material | rock-cut limestone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Alexandria, Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandria
|
| notableFor | syncretic blend of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman motifs ⓘ |
| numberOfLevels | 3 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
burial place
ⓘ
family tomb complex ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of cultural syncretism in Roman Alexandria
ⓘ
important example of Greco-Roman period funerary architecture in Egypt ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 4th century AD ⓘ |
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