inner coffin of Ahmose-Meritamun

This is the inner coffin of Ahmose-Meritamun who was the chief queen of pharaoh Amenhotep I during the early 18th dynasty period of Egypt's New Kingdom. It was found at Deir el-Bahri in Thebes and is made of cedar. The coffin is part of the permanent collection of the Cairo Museum. Queen Ahmose-Meritamun's official tomb is designated as TT358 where this coffin was found but it was stripped of its gilded gold and semi-precious stones in antiquity. This photo was taken at the King Tut exhibition at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Washington State, USA.