Tutankhamun possessed four miniature coffins fashioned of gold and inlaid with
colored glass and semi-precious stones. Each stood in a separate compartment in
an alabaster chest. A band of inscription running down the front names Imseti—
one of the sons of Horus—and the goddess Isis, who would protect the deceased
and the particular mummified organ within, in this case the Pharaoh’s liver. The
cartouche encircling the king’s name on the interior originally named one of
Tutankhamun’s relatives and was reworked to name the boy king, indicating that
he died quickly and unexpectedly. (15.55" x 4.33" x 3.93")