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- SAQQARA - Serapeum
Serapeum - is underground structure, dug deep in the limestone rock. It was discovered in 1851 by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette. The information on excavation of the Serapeum Complex, can be found in his work "Le Sérapéum de Memphis". Welcome to Serapeum!
The opened part of Serapeum galleries contains 27 items. All sarcofagus are monolithic, made of whole rock. Each sarcophagus is unique and has its own unique size and shape. Perfectly polished mirror surface of the most part of the sarcofagus, makes general impression, that all of them have an ideal geometrical form. In reality, their external forms are far from ideal, as it seems at the first glance. Sarcofagus have complex geometric forms. But what unites them all - it is their internal ideal rectangular shape. It tells us, that their creators first of all needed their internal ideal geometry. Red granite. The surface is processed, but not polished.
Object № 2. Sarcofagus "Amasis". Red granite. Walls are processed but not polished. The interior angles have small rounding. The minimum and maximum radiation level is shown in the last two pictures below. 3D programming by Alexey Kruzer © avalon
Grey granite. Non-processed surface.
Object № 4. Sarcofagus "Khabbash". Gray granite. The external and internal surfaces are polished.
Gray granite. Outer and inner surfaces are not polished. Unlike other items, there is a groove extending around the inner perimeter of the sarcophagus. There is curb from the underside of the lid. Together, these structural parts are making a "lock", thereby providing a reliable fixation of the lid.
Gray granite. The external and internal surfaces are processed. No polishing.
Gray granite. The external and internal surfaces are processed. No polishing.
Gabbro-diorite. The external and internal surfaces are polished. Inside corners are - 90 degrees.
Object № 9 and № 10. Empty niches. No sarcofagus inside.
Diorite (granodiorite). The external and internal surfaces are polished.
The main rock is - diorite. Red streaks - aplite. The external and internal surfaces are polished. The outer surface is polished over the damaged surface (the last picture of the first row). Inside corners are - 90 degrees.
Black granite. Surface polishing over external damage. The inner part is not accessible.
Granodiorite. Polished surface. The inner part is not available.
Granodiorite. The external surface is polished. The inner part is not acessible.
Syenite porphyry. The external and internal surface is polished.
Syenite porphyry. The external and internal surfaces are polished. The outer surface was polished over the damaged walls of the sarcofagus. The carvings and inscriptions were made over the polished surface.
3D programming by Alexey Kruzer © avalon     
Diorite. The external and internal surfaces are polished. The lid has complex geometrical form. The inner part is not accessible.
Diorite. The external surface is polished. The lid is damaged. Polishing over the damage surface. The inner part is not accessible.
Syenite-porphyry. The external and internal surfaces are polished. The lid is damaged. Polishing over the damage surface. The inner part is not accessible.
Diorite. The external surface is polished. The lid is damaged. Polishing over the damage surface. The inner part is not accessible.
Diorite. The external surface is processed, but not polished. The inner part is not accessible.
Granodiorite. External surface is processed, but not polished. The lid is damaged. Inner surfaces are - polished. Inner corners are 90 degrees.
Red granite. External surface is processed, but not polished.
Grey granite. External surface is processed, but not polished. Inside surfaces are polished. Inside corners are 90 degrees.
Gray granite. Strongly curved shape. The external surface is rough-processed. Internal syrface is more quality, but also rough in comparison with other sarcofagus. Probably this piece is unfinished.
Gray granite. Rough handling. Perhaps this lid was intended for the sarcophagus number 26.
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