Casket of Ramesses IXThe box was found in 1881 in the Cachette at Deir el-Bahari. It is made of fine
Casket of Ramesses IXThe box was found in 1881 in the Cachette at Deir el-Bahari. It is made of finely carved ivory with square feet resting on wooden base. The four sides each have a central panel made from wood edged with a frame colored rectangles. A hieroglyphic inscription runs around the panel giving the full titles of pharaoh Ramesses IX. The sliding lid is flat and decorated with two wooden rectangular panels. New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, Ramesside Period, ca. 1189-1077 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. -- source link
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