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Sarcophagus of Nectanebo IIFrom Alexandria, Egypt. 30th Dynasty, around 343 BC. Re-used as a bath. Nectanebo II (reigned 360-343 BC) was the last native king of Egypt. His reign was ended by the second Persian occupation of Egypt, and it is said that he fled to Ethiopia. We thus cannot be certain where he died, or even whether his body was brought back to Egypt for burial. This sarcophagus was probably prepared before he left Egypt and never used.

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Sarcophagus of Nectanebo IIFrom Alexandria, Egypt. 30th Dynasty, around 343 BC. Re-used as a bath. Nectanebo II (reigned 360-343 BC) was the last native king of Egypt. His reign was ended by the second Persian occupation of Egypt, and it is said that he fled to Ethiopia. We thus cannot be certain where he died, or even whether his body was brought back to Egypt for burial. This sarcophagus was probably prepared before he left Egypt and never used.