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Eternal Egypt: Middle Coffin of Tutankhamun
The middle coffin of the three that were originally placed one inside the other in Tutankhamun's tomb. It is made of compact wood, covered with sheets of gold and is inlaid with semiprecious stones and multicolored glass.
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Eternal Egypt: Anubis Carrying the Moon Disk
Anubis, the black jackal, was the animal that personified the deity who was believed to protect the cemetery, and thus became the patron deity of mummification. On this cartonnage piece, the jackal-headed god comes, carrying the disk of...
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Eternal Egypt: Outer Coffin of Queen Meritamun
This giant outer coffin of Queen Meritamun, wife of Amenhotep the First, is considered to be one of the finest coffins ever made in Egypt.
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Eternal Egypt: Inner Coffin of Queen Meritamun
This inner coffin depicts Queen Meritamun the wife of Amenhotep the first of the 18th Dynasty. in the form of a mummy. The lid is covered with a feather design and hieroglyphics.