Image code: 21996

Detail of a wooden casket with coloured ivory panels depicting scenes of Tutankhamun

Wooden casket with coloured ivory panels depicting scenes with Tutankhamun. The decorative panel is surrounded by alternating blue and red coloured inlays, between which are plates with vertical inlays in ebony and ivory. The central panel depicts the pharaoh wearing the blue khepresh crown while hunting with a bow. His wife is kneeling beside him. The entire scene is surrounded by plants and flowers. The casket was probably intended to contain ceremonial garments.

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