hello Moshe - you can find something about the coffin in
Renate Germer 1989, Die Pflanzenmaterialien aus dem Grab des Tutanchamun. Hildesheimer Ägyptologische Beiträge 28.
e.g. pp. 76 is written that the outer coffin is Cupressus sempervirens L.
greetings Christoph
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> Datum: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 08:03:59 +0200
> Von: Moshe Bar-Joseph <[log in to unmask]>
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> Betreff: A botanical question regarding Tutankamoun gold plated coffins
> Dear all,
>
> Wonder if anyone came across a reference or other source of information on
> the species of the tree from which the gold plated wood coffins of
> Tutankamoun were made.
>
>
> Moshe Bar-Joseph,
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