Sarcophagus of Harkhebit, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, ca. 590 , From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Tomb of Harkhebit

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Sarcophagus of Harkhebit, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, ca. 590 , From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Tomb of Harkhebit, Greywacke, H. (101 in); w. 127 (50 in) at shoulders; th. (of lid and base together) cm (52 in), Horkhebit was a 'Royal Seal Bearer, Sole Companion, Chief Priest of the Shrines of Upper and Lower Egypt, and Overseer of the Cabinet' in early Dynasty 26. His tomb was a great shaft over sixty feet deep sunk into the desert and solid limestone bedrock in the Late Period cemetery that covers most of the area east of the Djoser complex at Saqqara

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