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The lower part of the coffin of king akhenaten

In the valley of kings (kv55). It was disappeared from the Egyptian museum between 1915 and 1931
During restoration works. In 1972 it was found with Swiss antiquities dealer then
The golden foils was given to the München Museum by the collector as a donation to be restored.

It  was exhibited for the first time during the exhibition “the secret of the golden coffin” which was held in the state museum of the Egyptian art in Munich. an agreement was done between the Egyptian authorities and Bavarian authority to get back the lower part of the coffin to the Egyptian museum. On 25th of January 2002 the lower part of the coffin came back to cairo,and it is on display in the Egyptian museum now together with its lid.

 

 

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