Image: Detail of Tutankhamun's middle coffin
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Description: Detail of the head and hands of the middle coffin of Tutankhamun; 1355–1346 BC; wood, gold leaf, semi-precious stones and inlaid glass; height: 39 cm, width: 12 cm, depth: 12 cm; Egyptian Museum (Cairo), Upper floor, room 3; JE 60688. The king is shown in the Osiride form, with arms crossed over the chest, and holding the heka crook, symbol of power, as well as the nekhekh flail, symbol of authority.
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