KV53

Tomb KV53 is located in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. It has never been fully planned, but consisted of a single chamber at the end of a shaft.

KV53
Burial site of unknown
KV53
Coordinates25°44′23.1″N 32°36′2.4″E
LocationEast Valley of the Kings
Discovered1905
Excavated byEdward R. Ayrton
 Previous
KV52
Next 
KV54

Recent (winter 2009–10) excavations in this area[1] by an SCA team attempting to relocate tombs KV50, KV51, KV52 and KV53 revealed 18th Dynasty blue painted pottery, tools and hieratic and figured ostraca which included:

  • a sketch of a seated queen presenting an offering
  • depictions of sexual scenes with woman and animals
  • cartouches of Rameses II.
Isometric, plan and elevation images of KV53 taken from a 3d model.

References

  1. Egyptian Archeology (Egypt Exploration Society publication) No.37 p.26
  • Reeves, N & Wilkinson, R.H. The Complete Valley of the Kings, 1996, Thames and Hudson, London
  • Siliotti, A. Guide to the Valley of the Kings and to the Theban Necropolises and Temples, 1996, A.A. Gaddis, Cairo


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.