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This coffin was made for a woman named Shepenmehyt, she is depicted on the coffin lid with her face painted green, possibly in symbolic representation of the god Osiris.
This image was taken at the National Museum of Australia in the British Museums travelling exhibition A History of the World in 100 (and 1) Objects.
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Koekoe, J. (2017, January 09). Shepenmehyt's Coffin. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6208/shepenmehyts-coffin/
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