Outer Coffin of Menkheperre (C), usurped from Ahmose. Dimensions: H. 205 cm (80 11/16 in); W. 68 cm (26 3/4 in); D. 90 cm (35 7/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 1000-945 B.C..The nested coffins of the God's Father, Priest of Amun-Re, Menkheperre, son of Fai-Mut (), were found in the far left corner of the chamber, alongside the burial of the three original occupants of the tomb (see for one of these 25.3.1a, b). Menkheperre's coffins had been usurped from a priest named Ahmose, but they belong stylistically to the type of coffins produced in Thebes at that time, and were therefore still fairly new when Menkheperre reused them. The well-preserved mummy found inside was that of a male, forty to fifty years old.This is the outermost of a three-part set (with inner coffin, 25.3.8a, b and mummy board, 25.3.9). Menkheperre wears a tripartite wig with the locks indicated by striations, bound by a fillet. The remainder of the lid and the sides of the box are adorned in densely-packed
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