The limestone walls were surfaced with a coat of plaster and
painted with finely ground mineral pigments, representative
of the New Kingdom, the golden age of tomb painting.The limestone walls were surfaced with a coat of plaster and
painted with finely ground mineral pigments, representative
of the New Kingdom, the golden age of tomb painting.

As you enter the burial chamber, the wall to your right features
scenes of everyday life, depicting Khnumhotep as he continues
to supervise his estate in the afterlife.As you enter the burial chamber, the wall to your right features
scenes of everyday life, depicting Khnumhotep as he continues
to supervise his estate in the afterlife.

The wall to the right of this shows a double portrait
of the nomarch.The wall to the right of this shows a double portrait
of the nomarch.

The center of the room displays evidence of thievery: broken
wall sections, and an empty burial pit which had contained the
red granite sarcophagus housing the nomarch's mummy.The center of the room displays evidence of thievery: broken
wall sections, and an empty burial pit which had contained the
red granite sarcophagus housing the nomarch's mummy.

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