Sarcophagus
An external stone sarcophagus that belonged to prince Amonherkhepshef, son of pharaoh Ramesses III and, probably, of the great royal bride Tyti, interred in the nearby tomb QV 52. The sarcophagus, with its anthropomorphic lid, was left unfinished and placed in the last chamber of the tomb (room F) instead of in the burial chamber (room D). Recent research has shown that the prince was never interred in the tomb made for him, as a sarcophagus bearing the name Amonherkhepshef was found in another tomb, that of an important official of Queen Tausert, Chancellor Bay (tomb KV13). However, the reasons for this change are still unclear today and are perhaps to be sought in the social changes that took place towards the end of the reign of Ramesses III and that also affected the burials in the Theban necropolises as a consequence.
