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Private Coffins from the Amarna Period, Dr. Anders Bettum

UPenn Museum, Anthro Classroom 345 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Amarna period has long been a black hole in the typology of New Kingdom private coffins. Given Akhenaten's religious revolution, one would expect that a new decorative program for private coffins would have been developed.  Until now, no such coffins have been identified with certainty or have been available for study. However, recent excavations […]