The Third Coffin
It is made of solid gold, weighs 110.4 kg (243 lbs) and is 188 cm (74 inches) in length. This coffin contained the mummy of the young pharaoh, covered by the famous mask. It was placed within a second coffin, made of wood covered in gold foil, which in turn was set within the first, outermost, coffin, also made of wood covered in gold foil.
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