Decoration on Amenophis II's Sarcophagus

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Decoration on Amenophis II's Sarcophagus

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The foot-end of Amenophis II's painted sarcophagus box, showing the goddess Isis kneeling upon the sign for 'gold' and flanked by two columns of hieroglyphic text. Amenophis II's tomb was discovered on March 9, 1898 by Victor Loret on the slope opposite of the Valley of the King's main wadi. More information on this tomb can be found here.

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