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The Coffin of Amenhotep I
History of the coffin: The coffin does date to the 18th Dynasty, but is not the original coffin belonging to Amenhotep I. - The coffin is of a non-royal type, and the remains of an inscription name the original owner as Thot-nefer. The Uraeus on the brow was added as was the royal beard (presuambly by the high priests reburing Amenhotep. A hieratic note (just above the vulture on the chest of the coffin) was made by priests at the time of the reburial. |
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Length of coffin - 2.03 metres |