Mastaba of Al-Faraun
Mastaba of Al-Faraun
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Known as the Pharaoh's Bench, this unusual funerary complex belongs to the last 4th-dynasty pharaoh, the short-lived Shepseskaf (2503-2498 BC). Shepseskaf was the son of Menkaure, builder of Giza's third great pyramid, though he failed to emulate the glory of his father. Occupying an enclosure once covering 700 sq metres, Shepseskaf's rectangular tomb was built of limestone blocks, and originally covered by a further layer of fine, white limestone and a lower layer of red granite.
Inside the tomb, a 21m-long corridor slopes down to storage rooms and a vaulted burial chamber.
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