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Monument : Meresankh G7530
Period : Dynasty IV
Reign(s) : Khufu - Shepseskaf
High Date : 2589
Low Date : 2498
Monument type : Mastaba
Localisation or provenance : Giza
References : PM III, 1, 197 -199; Smith (1949, 366-382).
Meresankh (III) was the grand-daughter of Khufu and the daughter of queen Hetepheres (II). She was also the wife of Khafra. The occurrences show an adherence to a revised canon, with green replacing yellow for basketry and red being used for body parts, with the exception of the face D2 which is now canonical yellow.