Baskadia

Mummy of King Thutmose III

The mummy of Thutmose III was moved from its original burial place in tomb (KV34), in the Valley of the Kings, to the Deir el-Bahari Royal Cache (DB320) in his original middle coffin.

It was badly damaged by tomb-robbers, probably during the 21st Dynasty (ca. 1069-945 BC). When they moved the royal mummies, they had to use narrow wooden splints to hold the body together. Macroscopic measurement of the body indicated a height of about 1.63 m (5 feet 4¼ inches). His hands were crossed over his chest, in the Osirian position.