Illustration
Funerary bed from the tomb of Tutankhamun (r. c. 1336 to c. 1327 BCE), fashioned in the shape of the Celestial Cow as depicted in The Book of the Heavenly Cow, a text which adorned Tutankhamun's tomb's walls.
Photo by Harry Burton, published in Tutankhamun tomb photographs: a photographic record in 5 albums containing 490 original photographic prints ; representing the excavations of the tomb of Tutankhamun and its contents. Vol. 2, c. 1922.
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Burton, H. (2019, August 10). The Celestial Cow Funerary Bed of Tutankhamun. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11049/the-celestial-cow-funerary-bed-of-tutankhamun/
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Burton, Harry. "The Celestial Cow Funerary Bed of Tutankhamun." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 10, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11049/the-celestial-cow-funerary-bed-of-tutankhamun/.
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Burton, Harry. "The Celestial Cow Funerary Bed of Tutankhamun." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 Aug 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11049/the-celestial-cow-funerary-bed-of-tutankhamun/. Web. 18 May 2025.
