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Egypt: Sakkara

Egypt: Sakkara by Brooklyn Museum.
Lantern Slide Collection: Views, Objects: Egypt. Sakkara [selected images]. View 17: Burial Chamber. Pyramid of Unas. 5th Dyn. Sakkara., n.d. Brooklyn Museum Archives (S10|08 Sakkara, image 9643).


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pyramidtextsonline says:

Here is what the Unas Antechamber west wall looks like today.
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Antechamber west wall
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Brooklyn Museum  Pro User  says:

This is our first "then and now" - many thanks! -sb
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Hans Ollermann  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Ancient Egyptian Art, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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wircolac  Pro User  says:

So beautiful!
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Archmage01  Pro User  says:

I wonder why that bit fell out. Was the door originally blocked and someone chiselled through the top bit?
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pyramidtextsonline says:

That's right, Archimage01, it's the result of the original tomb robbers' forced entry.
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