Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in Egypt. For the use of students and travellers (1914)
Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916, Johns, Agnes Sophia Griffith, 1859- · New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons; London, H. Grevel and Co. · leaf 346
wc possess hasbeen found in tombs, and some of it may have beencheap imitation provided for the purpose, or ofspecial design reserved for the use of mummies. It was these mummies who were the most profit-able customers of the cabinet-makers. Everywhereelse man carried only a small number of objects… … Fig. 290.—Construction of a mummy case, wall scene,Eighteenth Dynasty. varied at different periods. At the time of theMemphite empire and the first Theban empire, thecoffins are almost without exception huge rectangularchests of sycamore-wood, flat both at top and bottom,the various parts joined…
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