Egyptian Museum, Cairo Dynasty XVIII, 1347-1337 B.C.

The mummy of King Tutankhamun was found in a gold coffin placed
inside two larger wooden coffins richly gilded and ornamented with
semi-precious stones and glass. The three coffins were placed in a
rectangular quartzite sarcophagus with a red granite lid. This
reproduction represents the middle coffin. This coffin is
constructed of wood overlaid with thick gold foil. The coffin is
shaped as a mummiform Osiris figure, arms crossed on the chest
holding the sacred insignias, the crook and the flail. The royal
symbols, uraeus and vulture, are attached to the striped nemes
headdress and under the chin the divine beard is inlaid with blue
glass imitating lapis lazuli. The breast is covered with a wide
collar richly adorned with precious stones. On the wrists, wide
bracelets are inlaid with jewels. The two protective goddesses of
Upper and Lower Egypt, Nekhbet the vulture and Wadjet the Cobra with
a bird’s body, embrace the King’s torso. The entire surface of the
body was decorated in rishi – or feathered – pattern. The feathers
are each inlaid with jasper-red, lapis-blue and turquoise glass.

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