Black granite sarcophagus and lid of Meresankh III
Black granite sarcophagus and lid of Meresankh III; decorated and inscribed.
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- GEM_45475
- Alternate IDs
- GEM_45475; 45475; EMC_JE_54935a; JE_54935a; EMC_SR_2/14695; SR_2/14695; HUMFA_27-6-20; 27-6-20; EMC_JE_54935b; JE_54935b
- Department
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Classification
- Tomb equipment-Coffins and sarcophagi
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khufu
- Entry Date
- 06/05/1927
- Title
- Black granite sarcophagus and lid of Meresankh III
- Medium
- Granite
- Dimensions
- Height: 81 cm; lid: 16 cm Width: 90 cm Length: 218 cm Weight: 4131 kg
- Credit Line
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Provenance
- G 7530-7540: pit G 7530 A
- Bibliography
- Callender, Vivienne G. and Peter Jánosi. "The Tomb of Queen Khamerernebty II at Giza." Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo 53 (1997), p. 18. Dunham, Dows, and William Kelly Simpson. The Mastaba of Queen Mersyankh III (G 7530-7540). Giza Mastabas 1. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1974, pp. 21, 23, fig. 14, pl. 15a-d. Flentye, Laurel. "The Mastaba of Meresankh III (G 7530/7540) in the Eastern Cemetery at Giza: An Archaeological and Art Historical Analysis." Bulletin of the Egyptian Museum 3 (2006), p. 72. Reisner, George A. "The Tomb of Meresankh, a Great-Granddaughter of Queen Hetep-Heres and Sneferuw." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 25, No. 151 (October 1927), p. 78, fig. 20.
