The outside of the sarcophagus of Senbi has multicolored decorations that represent the typical facade of an ancient Egyptian house.

The rectangular granite sarcophagus belonging to a man named Khufu-Ankh was carved to resemble a real house because the Ancient Egyptians considered the sarcophagus a house of the deceased.

The sarcophagus of Queen Kawit, who was the wife of King Montuhotep the Second, was one of the most noteworthy in terms of the low-relief sculpture in the Theban court. The outer faces of this limestone sarcophagus are decorated with...

This sarcophagus of Isis depicts her wearing a heavy wig. Her eyes are narrow while the mouth and the face are full. The ears are marked by white earrings.

This sarcophagus of a cat is decorated with scenes showing the cat standing before an offering table. On the sides, Isis is stretching her wings to provide protection.

The sarcophagus is painted with beautiful scenes from the Book of the Dead. The lid is decorated with 12 funerary deities and Khonsu with his family.

The sarcophagus of Sennedjem is decorated with vignettes from the Book of the Dead and bordered with texts arranged in panels. There are also portrayals of several deities.

The outer sarcophagus of Yuya is made of wood, gilt, and bitumen, a type of cement. It is decorated with scenes showing different divinities on all sides.

The outer sarcophagus of Thuya is inscribed with a prayer to Nut and chapters from the Book of the Dead in hieroglyphic text. Some deities are represented.

This sarcophagus belongs to a man named Ka-em-Sekhem. It is made from one block of stone and is topped with a lid made from the same block.

The model sarcophagus consists of a lid and box along with a funerary statuette, both in the form of a mummy with arms crossed on the chest.

This site is developed by a amateur photographer who's traveled to quite a few exotic destinations. A comprehensive description of King Tut's Sarcophagus as well as some great photographs are offered here.

The third pyramid on the ridge of Gizeh was built by Menkera, a successor of Khafra and fourth or fifth king of Dynasty IV. This structure is but two hundred and thirty-three feet at the base, and the slant height two hundred and...

This bracelet of Queen Ahhotep was found along with other jewels inside her sarcophagus.

This site is developed by a amateur photographer who's traveled to quite a few exotic destinations. A comprehensive description of King Tut's Sarcophagus as well as some great photographs are offered here.

This site is developed by a amateur photographer who's traveled to quite a few exotic destinations. A comprehensive description of King Tut's Sarcophagus as well as some great photographs are offered here.

This site is developed by a amateur photographer who's traveled to quite a few exotic destinations. A comprehensive description of King Tut's Sarcophagus as well as some great photographs are offered here.

This site is developed by a amateur photographer who's traveled to quite a few exotic destinations. A comprehensive description of King Tut's Sarcophagus as well as some great photographs are offered here.

The pyramid when completed had a height of 481 feet. It is now 451 feet high. Its base covers 13 acres. Some of the blocks of white limestone used in construction weigh 50 tons. The facing of polished stone was gradually removed for...

The Friesian School provides a drawing and brief description of Rameses II's tomb.

This mummy cartonnage is made of rough linen with a layer of plaster in various colors. The features look Roman.

This wooden inner coffin is covered with gilded stucco and inlaid with semiprecious stones and colored glass. It is decorated with figures of divinities.

This wooden inner coffin of Thuya is gilded on the outside and silvered on the inside and decorated with divinities who protect the deceased.

This wooden anthropoid coffin belongs to Aba, son of Ankh-Hor. Aba was the governor of Upper Egypt and the chief of its treasury.