G 7350 (Meresankh III’s tomb, where she is depicted)
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G 7350 is the rock-cut mastaba tomb of the Old Kingdom queen Meresankh III at Giza, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved reliefs and statues depicting members of the royal family.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| G 7350 | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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mastaba tomb ⓘ |
| access | entered from the east through a rock-cut doorway ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hetepheres II
NERFINISHED
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Khafre NERFINISHED ⓘ Meresankh III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode | G 7350 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well-preserved interior decoration ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 29.979°N 31.135°E ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| dating | reign of Khafre or early Menkaure ⓘ |
| dynasty | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | George Andrew Reisner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedFor | Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | tomb of a queen ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | high-quality Fourth Dynasty relief style ⓘ |
| hasBurialChamber | subterranean burial chamber ⓘ |
| hasChapel | rock-cut chapel ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
painted reliefs
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sculpted statues in niches ⓘ |
| hasDepiction |
Meresankh III
NERFINISHED
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members of the royal family ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
false door
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offering scenes ⓘ serdab-like statue niches ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
hieroglyphic texts naming Meresankh III
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titles of Meresankh III ⓘ |
| hasRoom | multiple decorated chambers ⓘ |
| hasScene |
craftsmen at work
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funerary rituals ⓘ offering bearers ⓘ |
| hasStatueGroup | statues of Meresankh III and female relatives ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur" ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Giza Necropolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giza Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | rock-cut limestone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
well-preserved reliefs
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well-preserved statues ⓘ |
| owner | Meresankh III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Cemetery at Giza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCorpus | Giza Mastaba Series documented by Harvard–MFA Expedition ⓘ |
| period | Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Old Kingdom tomb decoration and iconography
ⓘ
study of royal women in the Old Kingdom ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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