[sarcophagus, possibly of King Tutankhamun] (from a series on Egypt)

Depicts a sarcophagus seen from the back, showing the top half (the half which holds the upper body) only. The back of the head is gold with blue inlaid stripes. The body of the sarcophagus is inlaid with red and blue enamel or stone, each piece outlined in gold, and bird wings fold around the shoulders and across the back. One foot from each bird is visible - one is holding a round red stone,which is missing from the other.