On of the most fascinating features of the Serapeum at Saqqara are the astonishing sarcophagi, measuring 4m long, 2.30m wide, 3.30m high and each weighing over 80 tons. The are [ … ]
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The Searpeum at Saqqara
There is lots to fascinate about the Serapeum but probably most especially the twenty four enormous sarcophagi, measuring 4m long, 2.30m wide, 3.30m high and each weighing over 80 tons, [ … ]
Serapeum at Saqqara, A Fascinating Place
Sometimes when reading about the Serapeum at Saqqara, or seeing photographs detailing it, the context in which it sits is not seen or realised. So here are some images from [ … ]
Ancient Egyptian Vases from Saqqara, 2800BC
One of the greatest mysteries of all time is the stones vases of Egypt. Thousands of stones vases have been found in and around the pyramid of pharaoh Djoser in [ … ]
The Serdab at Saqqara
In his book, ‘The Egypt Code’, Robert Bauval refers to the Serdab located outside the north face of Djoser’s step pyramid at Saqqara. I hadn’t come across a Serdab before. [ … ]