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The mask of Tutankhamun is a gold funerary mask that belonged to Tutankhamun, who reigned over the New Kingdom of Egypt from 1332 BC to 1323 BC, during the Eighteenth Dynasty. After being buried with Tutankhamun's mummy for over 3,000 years, it was found amidst the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by the British archaeologist Howard Carter at ...
Tutankhamun and his queen, Ankhesenamun Tutankhamun was born in the reign of Akhenaten, during the Amarna Period of the late Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.His original name was Tutankhaten or Tutankhuaten, meaning "living image of Aten", [c] reflecting the shift in ancient Egyptian religion known as Atenism which characterized Akhenaten's reign.
A re-examination of King Tutankhamun’s burial mask showed it wasn’t originally made for him. ... A somewhat sudden death could have left officials scrambling to get King Tut’s burial chamber ...
This picture taken on Nov. 6, 2022, shows a view of the gold burial mask of the ancient Egyptian New Kingdom Pharaoh Tutankhamun on display at the Egyptian Museum in the center of Egypt's capital ...
The tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned c. 1332–1323 BC), a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, is located in the Valley of the Kings.The tomb, also known by its tomb number KV62, consists of four chambers and an entrance staircase and corridor.
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Tutankhamun's death mask. The exhibits cover about one-third of the total museum's 50-hectare grounds displaying over 13,000 artefacts in 12 galleries arranged by time period (c.3100BCE~400CE) and theme (Society/Kingship/Beliefs) from the museum's total collections of 50,000 objects.
The researchers behind the facial reconstruction said the result was ‘amazingly close’ to a previous one