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Burial chamber

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The decorated core chamber, housing four nested shrines around the quartzite sarcophagus and successive coffins; walls bear ritual scenes and four “magic brick” niches sealed in plaster. This room contains Carter object numbers 172 to 260.

Object(s) is in this room, by Carter number

  • 256
  • 256.a
  • 256.b
  • 256.b.(1)
  • 256.b.(2)
  • 256.b.(3)
  • 256.b.(4)
  • 256.c
  • 256.d
  • 256.e
  • 256.f
  • 256.g
  • 256.h
  • 256.i
  • 256.j
  • 256.k
  • 256.l
  • 256.m
  • 256.n
  • 256.o
  • 256.p
  • 256.q
  • 256.r
  • 256.s
  • 256.t
  • 256.u
  • 256.v
  • 256.w
  • 256.x
  • 256.y
  • 256.z
  • 256.aa.(1)
  • 256.aa.(2)
  • 256.bb
  • 256.cc
  • 256.dd
  • 256.ee
  • 256.ff
  • 256.gg
  • 256.hh.(1)
  • 256.hh.(2)
  • 256.hh.(3)
  • 256.ii
  • 256.jj
  • 256.kk
  • 256.ll
  • 256.mm
  • 256.nn
  • 256.oo
  • 256.pp
  • 256.qq
  • 256.rr
  • 256.ss
  • 256.ss.bis
  • 256.tt
  • 256.uu
  • 256.vv
  • 256.ww
  • 256.xx
  • 256.yy
  • 256.zz
  • 256.aaa
  • 256.bbb
  • 256.ccc
  • 256.ddd
  • 256.eee
  • 256.fff
  • 256.ggg
  • 256.hhh
  • 256.iii
  • 256.iii.bis
  • 256.jjj
  • 256.kkk
  • 256.lll
  • 256.mmm
  • 256.nnn
  • 256.ooo
  • 256.ppp
  • 256.qqq
  • 256.rrr
  • 256.sss
  • 256.ttt
  • 256.uuu
  • 256.vvv
  • 256.www
  • 256.xxx
  • 256.yyy
  • 256.zzz
  • 256.4a
  • 256.4b
  • 256.4c
  • 256.4d
  • 256.4e
  • 256.4f
  • 256.4g
  • 256.4h
  • 256.4i
  • 256.4i.bis
  • 256.4j
  • 256.4k
  • 256.4l
  • 256.4m
  • 256.4n
  • 256.4o
  • 256.4p
  • 256.4p.bis
  • 256.4q
  • 256.4r
  • 256.4s
  • 256.4t
  • 256.4u
  • 256.4v
stone box in room
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