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View full screenLid of a tall rishi-style coffin of painted and gilded tamarisk wood of an unknown woman, probably a member of the royal family at Thebes : Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Qurna, 2nd Intermediate Period, 17th Dynasty, c.1585-1545 BC
A.1909.527.1 A
Unknown
Egypt, Northern Africa
2nd Intermediate Period, 17th Dynasty
Ancient Egyptian
Tamarisk wood, gilt
Qurna, Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa
Excavator: Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Professor Sir, 1853 - 1942
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