Sarcophagus of Seti I
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Sarcophagus of Seti I
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The sarcophagus of Seti I is a life-size sarcophagus of the 19th Dynasty Pharaoh that was discovered in 1817 by the Italian explorer Giovanni Battista Belzoni in tomb KV17 in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Seti I is believed to have died in 1279 BC and the sarcophagus would have housed his coffin and mummy. It was bought by architect Sir John Soane in 1824 for £2000 after the British Museum turned it down citing Belzoni's steep price. It is currently displayed in the crypt section, called Sepul
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14th century BC Egyptian sarcophagus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcophagus_of_Seti_I
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2024-03-26T02:19:23Z
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