Innermost Coffin of Tutankhamen

Innermost coffin of Tutankhamen, from his tomb in Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1323 BCEv2.png
Death mask of Tutankhamen, from the innermost coffin in his tomb at Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1323 BCE.png

Innermost coffin of Tutankhamen, from his tomb at Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1323 BCE. Gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stones, 6’ 1” long. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Death mask of Tutankhamen, from the innermost coffin in his tomb at Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1323 BCE. Gold with inlay of semiprecious stones, 1’ 9¼” high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. 

The Innermost Coffin of Tutankhamen is one of the reason why this boy pharaoh has such a claim to fame today. The burial of his body consisted of 3 nesting doll like encasements, the inner most incasement was made of gold.

Fowling scene, from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1400-1350 BCE.png
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Muscians and dancers, detail of a mural from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1400-1350 BCE.png