Tutankhamon's sarcophagus and burial chamber decoration
In the foreground the quartzite sarcophagus containing the first of three anthropoid sarcophagus of Pharaoh, in gilded wood. In the background the decorationof the north wall: on the right the successor of Tutankhamun, Ay, dressed in leopard skin and khepresh, performs the ritual opening of the mouth on the body of the king represented as Osiris; in the central scene Tutankhamon, dressed in wig, diadem, usekh necklace and white skirt, is in the presence of the goddess Nut who welcomes him into the Duat; on the left the king, followed by his ka, embraces the god Osiris. The west wall's decorative scheme is taken up by the Book of Amduat. The upper register is occupied by the solar barque, with the sun-god in form of scarab, Khepri, preceded by five deities. Below twelve baboons represent the twelve hours of the night through which the sun-god (and the king) must travel before achieving rebirth at dawn.
