The original occupant of an Egyptian sarcophagus was unknown. Then a tiny ornament revealed a very big name
A sarcophagus discovered in 2009 in an Egyptian burial chamber came with ... reexamining a fragment of the granite ...
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Discover the Aromas of Ancient Egyptian Mummies, From Orange Peels to Pine to Incense
A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...
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Ramses II's Long-Lost Sarcophagus Has Finally Been Identified
But the carved granite sarcophagus built to house that coffin ... only knew that they were a very high-ranking figure from ...
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Why an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus was buried in a Scots cemetery
Interestingly, Hamilton had also acquired the sarcophagus of Pa-ba-sa, an Egyptian noble in the reign of Psamtik I (664-610 BCE). This is now part of the collection on display at Kelvingrove Art ...
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Ramesses III
Now displayed vertically, this huge piece of carved granite is the sarcophagus lid of Ramesses III. This effigy of the king shows him in the form of an Egyptian god Sokar-Osiris who protected the ...
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Marble sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons
The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Open: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Marble sarcophagus with the Triumph of D... Marble sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons ...
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Archaeologists opened a mysterious black sarcophagus found in Egypt - and they discovered a gruesome scene
Archaeologists in Egypt pried open a mysterious, 2,000-year-old sarcophagus found in the port city of Alexandria earlier this month. While some had thought the sarcophagus may contain royalty, or ...
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Ramesses III
Now displayed vertically, this huge piece of carved granite is the sarcophagus lid of Ramesses III. This effigy of the king shows him in the form of an Egyptian god Sokar-Osiris who protected the ...