Meidum - Double Mastaba of Prince Rahotep

To the north and east of the pyramid are mastabas belonging to dignitaries of the fourth Dynasty, among them the famous Double Mastaba of Prince Rahotep, son of Sneferu and High Priest in Heliopolis, and his wife Nofret, in which were found the painted limestone figures of the couple now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Here, too, is the Double Tomb of Nefermaat and his wife Itet, which yielded the magnificent frieze of geese now in the Egyptian Museum, one of the few examples of independent painted decoration in the territory of Memphis.