Dahshur - Northern Brick Pyramid

The Northern Brick Pyramid (Black Pyramid) is believed to be the tomb of Sesostris III (12th Dynasty). Its base length is 344ft/104.9m, its present height only 90ft/27.5m. It originally stood fully 215ft/65m high and was faced with marble slabs, none of which now remain. In the tomb chamber was found the Pharaoh's empty granite sarcophagus. To the north of the pyramid, but still within the enclosure wall which originally surrounded it, were found two underground galleries containing tomb chambers belonging to female members of the royal family, with costly grave furnishings which can now be seen in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.