shipwreck of the Beatrice

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The shipwreck of the Beatrice is the lost vessel that was carrying the ancient basalt sarcophagus from the Pyramid of Menkaure when it sank in the 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf maritime archaeological site
shipwreck
associatedWith Menkaure
Pyramid of Menkaure
cargoType ancient Egyptian antiquities
stone sarcophagus
carried basalt sarcophagus from the Pyramid of Menkaure
carriedFrom Giza
carriedTo British Museum
United Kingdom
causeOfLoss shipwreck at sea
consequence basalt sarcophagus from the Pyramid of Menkaure never reached the British Museum
original sarcophagus of Menkaure known only from drawings and descriptions
countryOfDeparture Egypt
documentedBy 19th-century archaeological reports
correspondence of early Egyptologists
event sinking of the ship Beatrice
hasHistoricalContext European collection of Egyptian antiquities in the 1800s
early excavations at Giza
hasPart Beatrice (ship)
cargo of Beatrice
location Mediterranean Sea
notableItemLost basalt sarcophagus of Menkaure
relatedTo history of the Pyramid of Menkaure sarcophagus
transport of Egyptian antiquities to Europe
significance example of 19th-century loss of antiquities in transit
loss of an important royal sarcophagus
status lost
timePeriod 19th century

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
shipwreck of the Beatrice ("Beatrice (ship)")
hasPart
Pyramid of Menkaure
sarcophagusLostIn

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