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Typical mastaba from 4th Dynasty: section, with burial beneath the tomb, and offering chapel and serdab in tomb itself.
Drawing of exterior of mastaba, showing limestone construction.V
Section of mastaba.
Plan of mastaba. No. 1=offering chapel. No. 4=serdab (chamber for ka statue). No. 3=shaft to underground tomb. No. 5=plan of underground tomb (in broken lines).ew etail