serdab
a chamber inside a mastaba containing a statue of the deceased.
Origin of serdab
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How to use serdab in a sentence
The interior of a mastaba is composed of three parts—the chamber, the serdab, and the well.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) | Georges PerrotSo that the function of the serdab was to afford a safe and final asylum to the statues.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) | Georges Perrotserdab, ser′dab, n. a secret chamber within the masonry of an ancient Egyptian tomb in which images of the deceased were stored.
Once the statue was made a stone-house (the serdab) was provided for it above ground.
The Evolution of the Dragon | G. Elliot SmithAs the dolmen is a crude copy of the serdab it can be claimed as one of the ultimate results of the practice of mummification.
The Evolution of the Dragon | G. Elliot Smith
British Dictionary definitions for serdab
/ (ˈsɜːdæb, səˈdæb) /
a secret chamber in an ancient Egyptian tomb
Origin of serdab
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