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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
mastaba tomb
access entered from the east through a rock-cut doorway
associatedWith Hetepheres II
Khafre
Meresankh III
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
excavatedBy George Andrew Reisner
excavatedFor Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
function tomb of a queen
hasArtStyle high-quality Fourth Dynasty relief style
hasBurialChamber subterranean burial chamber
hasChapel rock-cut chapel
hasDecoration painted reliefs
sculpted statues in niches
hasDepiction Meresankh III
members of the royal family
hasFeature false door
offering scenes
serdab-like statue niches
hasInscription hieroglyphic texts naming Meresankh III
titles of Meresankh III
hasRoom multiple decorated chambers
hasScene craftsmen at work
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
linked to: Giza

Giza Plateau
linked to: Giza
material rock-cut limestone
notableFor well-preserved reliefs
well-preserved statues
owner Meresankh III
partOf Eastern Cemetery at Giza
partOfCorpus Giza Mastaba Series documented by Harvard–MFA Expedition
period Old Kingdom of Egypt
researchInterest Old Kingdom tomb decoration and iconography
study of royal women in the Old Kingdom

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Hetepheres II associatedTomb G 7350 (Meresankh III’s tomb, where she is depicted)