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Shepseskaf Mastaba

The Mastaba of Shepseskaf is located in South Saqqara, 3.5 km to the south of the Pyramid of Djoser and 3.5 km to the North of the Red Pyramid at Dahshur. Its perimeter is 100 x 75 m and its height is - 18 m. Mastaba consists of 10 rows of limestone blocks, which are strongly damaged by erosion. There are a lot of fragments of the facing blocks and granite pieces of some ancient structures, located at the foot of the Mastaba.
The video below shows a panorama view from the top of the Mastaba of Shepseskaf.

 

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

            

Below are the photos of the top surface of the Mastaba, and views of the North Saqqara and Dashur from a height of 18 meters.

            

            

            

            

The last pictures show the slope angle of the Descending Pasage, leading into the interior of the Mastaba. The interior was visited by the next expedition of ISIDA-Project research team and can be found in the report of Expedition (March - 2013).

 



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