Painted mummy case of Denit-en-Khonsu

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This ornate casket is expertly crafted from an intricate blend of linen and plaster known as 'cartonnage'. Cases like this have a distinctive split at the back, which was skillfully laced closed after the mummy was carefully placed inside. This particular example once belonged to a revered woman named Denit-en-Khonsu, who held the esteemed position of singer in the temple of the powerful god Amun and served as a devoted priestess of the majestic moon-god Khonsu.