lid of the inner scarcophagus

Detail of the lid of the inner scarcophagus, originally from an unidentified XIXth Dynasty burial but reused in the burial of XXIst Dynasty Pharaoh Psusennes I in the royal necropolis at Tanis. Within this scarcophagus the king's body lay under a sheet of gold inside a solid silver coffin. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty. Place of Origin: Tanis. Material Size: Black Granite. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo . Location: 47.