The coffins of the priests of Amun. Egyptian coffins from the 21st Dynasty in the collection of the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden. Amérique centrale et du sud As the poet Paul Leclercq

As the poet Paul Leclercq said of him

the powerful and stocky body

all in search of fortunes to be made

published between 1872 and 1876

The coffins of the priests of Amun. Egyptian coffins from the 21st Dynasty in the collection of the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden. Amérique centrale et du sud As the poet Paul LeclercqPALMA 17. Ancient Egyptian coffins provided a shell to protect the deceased both magically and physically. They guaranteed an important requirement for eternal life: an intact body. Not everyone could afford richly decorated wooden coffins. As commodities, coffins also played a vital role in the daily life of the living and marked their owner's taste and status. Coffin history is an ongoing process and does not end with the ancient burial. The coffins