Tomb
Raiders of KV 46 How thorough were the robbers who plundered the tomb of
Yuya and Tuyu? How many times was the tomb robbed, and what were the thieves
after? This study of post interment activity in KV 46 provides some answers.
Special KV 55 Section
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Follow the trail of the missing treasures from mysterious KV 55.
The
Tomb of Maihirpre Learn about Victor Loret's
important discovery of this nearly intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
Special Section:
Tomb Robbers!
Who were the real tomb raiders?
What beliefs motivated their actions? A new perspective on the ancient practice
of tomb robbing.
Special Section:
Spend a Night
with the Royal Mummies Read Pierre Loti's eerie account of
his nocturnal visit to the Egyptian Museum's Hall of Mummies.
Special Section: An
Audience With Amenophis II Journey
once more with Pierre Loti as he explores the shadowy chambers of KV 35 in the
early 1900's.
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Background Image: Wall scene from the tomb of Ramesses II (KV 7.) From Karl
Richard Lepsius, Denkmäler (Berlin: 1849-1859.)
Special Exhibit
A Selection of Objects
from the Tomb of
Amenhotep II
Gallery II Opened November 23, 2000
Funerary Boats
Click images to see enlargements
Plate XLVIII: Model funerary boats in which
Amenhotep II
would sail through the Underworld.
Plate XLIX: Detail of
funerary boat.
Plate LIV: Magical oars.
Canopic Equipment Click images to see enlargements
Plate L: Reconstructed canopic chest of Amenhotep
II
with two anthropomorphic canopic jar lids.
Plate XXVI: Cartonnage funerary mask
which was placed over mummiform embalmed
viscera (see below.)
