Shroud and Flower Garlands on Lower Part of Tutankhamun’s Second Coffin

Documented here is the lower section of Tutankhamun’s second mummy-shaped coffin covered with a thin shroud. The body had been placed inside three nesting coffins, each of which was draped with at least one linen sheet as well as floral garlands or a floral collar. Harry Burton made this image after Tutankhamun’s outer coffin had been opened and before work proceeded to remove the shroud and open the other coffins. (For a photograph of the top section, see TAA 368.)

The garlands visible at the top were made from a combination of flowers and foliage, including cornflowers, lotus petals, and olive leaves. On the bottom right the shroud has shifted and reveals some of the second coffin’s surface with its many inlays.