Pyramid of Menkaure

In 1837 a British army officer named Howard Vyse forced his way into the burial chamber beneath this pyramid and found a basalt sarcophagus carved for the pharaoh Menkaure, along with a wooden coffin bearing his name. The guide follows Vyse as he loads the sarcophagus onto a merchant ship called the Beatrice bound for the British Museum, sending the wooden coffin on a separate journey. Look at the rough, unfinished granite blocks still clinging to the base in front of you as you listen.