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This coffin belonged to a young child, whose name was Nefretiri. Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, 1220 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).
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Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, January 03). Egyptian Child's Coffin. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3488/egyptian-childs-coffin/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian Child's Coffin." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 03, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3488/egyptian-childs-coffin/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian Child's Coffin." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 03 Jan 2015. Web. 25 Oct 2021.