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Description: | Circular disk with central foot. Half of disk missing. Abydos was considered the most holiest of Egyptian places in Pharaonic times and was a place nearly all Egytians attempted to make a pilgrimage in life and aspired to be buried in death.It is reputed to be the grave site of Osiris, god of the dead.
It dates from the first dynasty (3100-2890BC) and was the burial ground for Pharaohs and nobles of Egypt but it was not until the 19th Dynasty (1295-1186 BC) that its most important buildings were constructed by Seti I, son of Ramases I and father to Rameses II who went on to complete most of the work.
Extensive excavations were conducted at the very beginning of the 19th century by W. M. Flinders Petrie and others for the Egypt Exploration Fund.
Accession number: NCM 1911-94 | Subjects: | death ceramics EGYPTIAN | Temporal: | 666BC-527BC? | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | maker; maker | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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