Tomb KV53 is located in the Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Kings

The Valley of the Kings , less often called the Valley of the Gates of the Kings , is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom .The valley stands on the west bank of...

, in Egypt

Egypt

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. It has never been fully planned, but consisted of a single chamber at the end of a shaft.

Recent (winter 2009/10) excavations in this area by an SCA team attempting to relocate tombs KV50, KV51, KV52 and KV 53 revealed 18th Dyn 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.

External links

• Theban Mapping Project: KV53 – Includes detailed maps of most of the tombs.