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Coffin of Cleopatra

This coffin is one of a group belonging to three generations…
Lid of the coffin of Soter

In January 1820 a tomb was found in the Theban necropolis be…
Mummy board of Ankhefenmut

Ankhefenmut's title was the priest and sculptor of the templ…
Detail of the funerary papyrus of Taminiu, showing demons

There were many obstacles on the path to the Afterlife in an…
Gilded outer coffin of Henutmehyt

The coffins of Henutmehyt, originally placed one inside the …
Inner coffin of Shepenmehyt

Shepenmehyt's mummy was encased in two anthropoid (human-sha…
Mummy of Hornedjitef

This, the inner coffin, has a fine gilded face, with curled …
Limestone stela of Sebekaa

This stela would probably have been set up in a very simple …
Mummy mask of Syros

Gilded mummy-masks such as this appear to have been made for…
Outer coffin of Bakenmut

The outer coffin of Bakenmut shows him wearing a striped hea…
The Shabako Stone

During the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Dynasties (about 74…
Wooden inner-coffin of Irtyru

The British Museum acquired its first mummy and coffin in 17…
Granite lid of the sarcophagus of Setjau

Setjau was the viceroy of Nubia in the reign of Ramesses II …
Granite sarcophagus of Pahemnetjer

The figure of Pahemnetjer clasps an ankh ('life') sign and a…
Inner coffin of Henutmehyt

The inner coffin of Henutmehyt is entirely covered in gold l…
Mummy of a child

This is one of the mummies discovered by Flinders Petrie in …
Sarcophagus of Hapmen

This large stone sarcophagus was one of the discoveries of t…
Vignette from the Book of the Dead of Nesitanebtashru

This vignette is part of the Greenfield papyrus , the Book …
Wooden coffin of Pasenhor

The coffin of Pasenhor is a fine example of the anthropoid (…