Template:Did you know nominations/Royal necropolis of Ayaa
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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 20:10, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
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Royal necropolis of Ayaa
Plan of the Ayaa Necropolis
- ... that the main building of the Istanbul Archaeology Museums was built to house a large collection of royal sarcophagi, all found in a small necropolis in Lebanon? Source: Shaw 2003, p. 157
- ALT1: ... that the royal necropolis of Ayaa in Sidon, Lebanon, was accidentally discovered in the late 19th century by a workman who stumbled upon a shaft and chamber tomb while quarrying for stone? Source: Hamdy Bey & Reinach 1892a, p. I.
- ALT2: ... that the Alexander Sarcophagus, found in the royal necropolis of Ayaa, is a renowned masterpiece of ancient art featuring exceptional bas-reliefs and preserved polychrome paint? Source: Hamdy Bey & Reinach 1892a, p. 8.
- ALT3: ... that the excavation of Hypogeum A of the royal necropolis of Ayaa included the opening of seven burial chambers, all containing at least one sarcophagus? Source: Hamdy Bey & Reinach 1892a, p. II.
- ALT4: ... that the discovery of the royal necropolis of Ayaa in Sidon, Lebanon, contributed to the establishment of the Istanbul Archaeology Museum, which now houses the famous Alexander Sarcophagus as one of its most prized collections? Source: Shaw 2003, p. 157
- Reviewed: Hove Library
- Comment:
Created by Elias Ziade (talk) and Onceinawhile (talk). Nominated by Elias Ziade (talk) at 10:08, 15 September 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Royal necropolis of Ayaa; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
