IN
THE ANTICHAMBER OF
TUTANKHAMEN'S TREASURE HOUSE
Animal
motifs predominate in the funerary equipment found in the antechamber
of Tutankhamen’s treasure house. The ornamental wooden
chest below is decorated with a lively painting of the pharaoh,
in a horse-drawn chariot, shooting deadly arrows at his enemies.
The stuccoed and gilded funerary couch above is carved to resemble
two animals’ bodies; each terminates in the head of a fierce
lioness (above right).
From
The Pyramids and Sphink by Desmond Stewart
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