Rishi coffin

Rishi coffins are funerary coffins adorned with a feather design, which were used in Ancient Egypt. They are typical of the Egyptian Second Intermediate Period, c. 1650 to 1550 BC. The name comes from ريشة (risha), Arabic for "feather".

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