
The royal necropolis of Ayaa was a group of two hypogea housing a total of 21 sarcophagi of kings and nobles of the Phoenician city of Sidon in Lebanon. The sarcophagi were highly diverse in style, ranging across Egyptian, Greek, Lycian and Phoenician styles. 6th-4th century BCE [7619×13388]
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The sarcophagi are now housed at the Istanbul Archaeology Museums.
[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_necropolis_of_Ayaa](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_necropolis_of_Ayaa)
Hypogea meaning: Underground chambers, singular: hypogeum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypogeum
I’m very glad the ancients had lavish burials and brilliant artisans.