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“Since the discovery of his tomb in 1922, Tutankhamun has captured the
hearts of people around the world. Buried with him were treasures beyond
the imagination, giving us a glittering glimpse into the past,” said
Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of
Antiquities.
Below are just a
few of the treasures that were found in Tutankhamun's Tomb in the Valley
of the Kings.
They can be seen
at the London Exhibition "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs"
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Mannequin
This wood carved bust of
Tutankhamun may have been used as a clothes dummy on which the King's
garments could be draped or his jewellery displayed. |
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Royal Canopic Bust
This calcite bust of Tutankhamun
was used as a lid, or stopper, for one of the cavities of the canopic
chest in which the mummified organs of the King were stored. A
bust was used on each of the four cylindrical cavities in the canopic
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Canopic Coffinette of
Tutankhamun Tutankhamun had four
miniature coffins fashioned from gold and inlaid with coloured glass and
semi precious stones. |
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Statuette Upper Egypt
This statuette is of Tutankhamun wearing the tall
crown of Upper Egypt. Another similar Statuette shows the King wearing
the crown of Lower Egypt. |
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Golden Diadem
This golden Diadem was still around Tutankhamun's
head when Howard Carter opened the royal coffin more than two thousand
years after the young king died.
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Gilded Coffin of Tjuya
The Gilded Coffin of Tjuya is almost entirely
covered with reddish gold. |
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Photographs accredited to: Andreas
F. Voeglin, Antikemuseum Basel and Sammlung Ludwig.
View further descriptions are
contained in: tutankhamun_photos.pdf
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