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Placed upright in each of the four jar-like receptacles was a
miniature gold coffin wrapped in linen, and over them unguents
had been poured as in the case of the royal mummy. The coffins
faced in the same direction as the human-headed lids covering
their receptacles. The unguents had percolated through the linen
wrappings and solidified at the bottom, cementing the coffins in
their receptacles: unfortunately I was unable to detect
sufficient evidence to arrive at any final conclusion as to
whether the anointing had taken place in the tomb at the time of
burial, or before the equipment was transported to the tomb. The
human-headed lids were found somewhat displaced when I opened the
box, which suggested
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