A burial in Ancient Egypt by Matania

From the Palace to the Tomb, Episode IV: A Burial in Ancient Egypt - A Reconstruction of the Scene at the Entombment of a High Official. Women mourners lamenting before the mummy of the departed Egyptian whilst the priest conducts the burial service. One of a number of reconstructed scenes illustrated by Fortunino Matania around the time of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen by Howard Carter in Egypt

Afterlife Egyptians Entombment Lamenting Matania Mourners Mummies Mummy Rituals Tutankhamen

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