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View full screenAnthropoid coffin of the estate overseer Khnumhotep, son of Nebtu, made of wood painted white with three horizontal yellow bands and gilded face: Ancient Egyptian, Middle Egypt, Deir Rifa, Middle Kingdom, second half of the 12th Dynasty, c.1847-1808 BC
A.1907.713.5
Unknown
Egypt, Northern Africa
Middle Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian
Deir Rifa, Middle Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa
Depicted: Khnumhotep [Estate overseer]
Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
National Museum of Scotland
Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
Royal Scottish Museum
Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
National Museum of Scotland
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