Khufu (Cheops) ship. Intact full-size vessel. Type known as a "solar barge", a ritual vessel to carry the resurrected king with the sun god Ra across the heavens. 4th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Giza pyramid complex. c. 2500 BC. Giza Solar boat Museum. Egypt.

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