KV57
E403796
KV57 is the rock-cut tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings built for Pharaoh Horemheb of the late 18th Dynasty, notable for its transitional art and well-preserved reliefs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| KV57 canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian tomb
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ rock-cut tomb ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
18th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
|
| builtFor | Horemheb ONNED1 ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | late 18th Dynasty ⓘ |
| contains |
canopic chest fragments
ⓘ
fragments of burial equipment ⓘ sarcophagus of Horemheb ⓘ shabti figures of Horemheb ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1908 ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Edward R. Ayrton ⓘ |
| excavatedFor | Theodore M. Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalType | corridor tomb ⓘ |
| hasBurialChamberShape | cartouche-shaped burial chamber ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
astronomical ceiling motifs
ⓘ
painted reliefs ⓘ Amduat ⓘ
surface form:
scenes from the Amduat
scenes from the Book of Gates ⓘ scenes of deities receiving the king ⓘ well-preserved reliefs ⓘ |
| hasDecorationStyle | transitional art between 18th and 19th Dynasties ⓘ |
| hasEntrance | stairway leading down from the wadi floor ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
burial chamber
ⓘ
decorated corridors ⓘ rock-cut chambers ⓘ side chambers ⓘ well shaft ⓘ |
| hasLayout | straight-axis plan ⓘ |
| hasModernDesignation | Kings Valley 57 ⓘ |
| hasWallColor | yellow background in many decorated areas ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Theban Necropolis ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Luxor
ⓘ
Upper Egypt ⓘ Valley of the Kings ⓘ west bank of the Nile ⓘ
surface form:
West Bank of the Nile
|
| near |
KV56
ⓘ
KV58 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of 19th Dynasty decorative conventions
ⓘ
good state of preservation of reliefs ⓘ transitional artistic style ⓘ |
| owner | Horemheb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| tombNumber | 57 ⓘ |
| usedFor | royal burial ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.