Revealing the mystery of the Sarcophagus and coffins of Maiherpri; A new publication

Abstract

The funerary furniture of Maiherpri, 1 is a perfect example for the private elite funerary furniture of the New Kingdom. The good state of preservation for these exceptional pieces makes it easier to study the careful wooden crafts and the multiple techniques of the furniture constructions and assembling like, dovetail joints, mortise-tenon as well as wooden and metal pins. Not only the Sarcophagus and coffins' shape, inscriptions and decorations helped to identify the complementary era as the mid-Eighteenth dynasty but also, the usage of precious material pointed at the owner's wealth and social status. Finally, the breaks on the top of the coffins' heads along with other coffins of the same period offer a documentation of tomb robbery motivations.