serdab
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of serdab
1835–45; < Arabic sirdāb underground chamber < Persian sardāb cellar for ice, equivalent to sard cold + āb water
Example Sentences
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Plan of serdab in mastaba at Gizeh 131.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by G. (Gaston) Maspero
The serdab, therefore, was transformed, and combined with the stela of the ancient mastabas.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by G. (Gaston) Maspero
There, in the very spot where I had expected to find it, was the opening of a serdab.
From The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker
During the Ancient Empire, the funerary portrait statues were always immured in the serdab.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by G. (Gaston) Maspero
To form a serdab in the solid rock was almost impossible; while on the other hand, movable statues, if left in a room accessible to all comers, would be exposed to theft or mutilation.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by G. (Gaston) Maspero
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