19th Dynasty Granite Sarcophagus

Mostafa waziri said that the transfer took place yesterday.
19th dynasty granite sarcophagus. Belonged to the coffin of the high priest of ptah. He was not the crown prince but succeeded to the throne as a child after the death of seti ii. The sarcophagus shows nakhy as mummy and is decorated with images and texts. His father s identity is currently unknown.
Secretary general of the supreme council of antiquities dr. Akhenre setepenre siptah or merneptah siptah was the penultimate ruler of the 19th dynasty. Red granite sarcophagus lid of pahemnetjer. The greek royal family dynasty that ruled for roughly three centuries from 305 to 30 b c e.
This magnificent alabaster sarcophagus comes from the tomb of the 19th dynasty pharaoh seti i. The figure of nut can be seen on the chest. 19th dynasty about 1250 bc. A black granite sarcophagus was recently uncovered in the sidi gaber district of alexandria.
Belzoni discovered the intricately carved coffin during his excavation of tomb kv17 in ancient thebes now known as the valley. Nakhy is only known from his granite sarcophagus that is today in the hermitage museum in saint petersburg inv. Red granite sarcophagus lid of pahemnetjer. More than two decades following its discovery the ministry of antiquities will exhibit for the first time the sarcophagus of queen ta wisrt the last queen of the 19th dynasty at luxor museum after being transferred from the tomb of bay kv13 where it was discovered.
It was discovered in 1817 by giovanni belzoni a flamboyant italian egyptologist and former barber circus performer and hydrologist. This lid belonged to the coffin of the high priest of ptah at memphis pahemnetjer.