Ahmose-Meritamun’s_inner_coffin.jpg
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Description Ahmose-Meritamun’s inner coffin.jpg |
English:
This is the inner coffin of
Ahmose-Meritamun
who was the chief queen of pharaoh
Amenhotep I
during the early 18th dynasty period of Egypt's New Kingdom. It was found at Deir el-Bahri in Thebes and is made of cedar. The coffin is part of the permanent collection of the Cairo Museum (JE 53141). Queen Ahmose-Meritamun's official tomb is designated as TT358 where this coffin was found but it was stripped of its gilded gold and semi-precious stones in antiquity. This photo was taken at the King Tut exhibition at the
Pacific Science Center
in Seattle, Washington State, USA.
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Author | ddenisen (D. Denisenkov) |
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