A display at the National Gallery of Art includes a full-size reconstruction of the burial chamber of the New Kingdom pharaoh Thutmose III, who ruled in the 18th dynasty from 1479 to 1424 B.C. Photo: Chuck Kennedy/KRT

Work conducted on the skeleton suggests that Senebkay stood about 5 feet 10 inches tall. ######

A Mask, A Coffin And A Cedar Chest

The tomb contained remains of a funeral mask, a coffin and a cedar chest. The chest would have been used to house the king's organs, including his heart and liver. Among the ancient Egyptians, a person's organs were customarily removed before burial. ###### It appears to have been taken from the nearby tomb of an earlier king. That king, named Sobekhotep, was already known.

The string of discoveries began last year, when Wegner and others found a 60-ton stone sarcophagus chamber. ###### This one appeared to have been moved from its original site. Its original owner was identified as Sobekhotep. Wegner and the others are still trying to identify the king for whom it was reused. ###### The tombs of other members of the dynasty are thought to lie nearby.

Senebkay's tomb is painted with images of the goddesses Nut, Nephthys, Selket and Isis. Senebkay ruled during what is known as the Second Intermediate Period. ######]]>