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.
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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.
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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.
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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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