Face of coffin of Estate-Overseer, Khnumhotep, son of Nebtu

Coffins and mummy-masks from Ancient Egypt

Get close up with some of our coffins and mummy-masks from Ancient Egypt.

National Museums Scotland’s Ancient Egyptian coffin collection remains largely unknown and has many exceptional items. Find out about the different coffins from an estate-overseer, the royal burial group from Qurna, the coffin base and mummy of the priest Iufenamun, and the unusual double-coffin of the young half brothers, Petamun and Penhorpabik.

The timeline below shows the age of the different coffins and masks.

Qurneh burialNehemsumutIufenamunMummy maskTimelineKhnumhotepTjentwerethequaIrthorruPetamun and Penhorpabik

Detail of mask of mummy of an Unidentified Person

Mummy-Mask

Mummy-cartonnage of the Priest, Nehemsumut

Nehemsumut

Coffin of Irthorru, son of Abzu and Tahir

Irthorru

Double-coffin of Petamun and Penhorpabik

Double-coffin

Foot-end of the coffin lid of the Lady of an Estate, Tamut

Tjentwerethequa

Khunumhotep side view

Khnumhotep

National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130