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What are 'shabti' and why were they buried in tombs? (pt 2/5)
Jamie Theakston visits the tomb of Rekhmire, a 'vizier', or top-ranking official to the King. Paintings on the tomb walls depict a funeral procession where the dead's worldly possessions are taken with them into the tomb. Marcelle Duprey explains why they buried the possessions of the wealthy and why they painted the burial ceremony on the walls of the tomb.
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