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King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5-pound golden beard as part of the larger 22.5-pound gold mask. That beard may have been an afterthought ...
Tutankhamun was the 13th pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom and ruled for about a decade c. 1355–1346 BCE. A majority of his reign was devoted to restoring Egyptian culture, including religious and political policies; his predecessor and father Akhenaten had altered many Egyptian cultural aspects during his reign, and one of Tutankhamun's many restoration policies included ...
Mummies 317a and 317b are the remains of two infant daughters of Tutankhamun, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.Their mother, who has been tentatively identified through DNA testing as the mummy KV21A, is presumed to be Ankhesenamun, his only known wife. 317a was born prematurely at 5–6 months' gestation, and 317b was born at or near full term.
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 ...
King Tutankhamen’s tomb today. Over the years, King Tutankhamen’s tomb, stone sarcophagus with three nesting coffins, and mummified body have been carefully preserved, photos show.
Ancient Egypt's most famous Pharaoh wasn't as attractive as his reputation made him out to be. A BBC documentary detailed new findings by researchers who performed a "virtual autopsy" on King Tut ...
Tutankhamun: King Tut 1323 BC 18th Male 1922 See: Tutankhamun's mummy: Tjuyu • Thuya, • Thuyu 1375 BC 18th Female 1905 — Unas: Onnos c. 2345 BC 5th: Male 1881 Fragments of human remains and wrappings were found in the looted burial chamber of the Pyramid of Unas and examined by E. A. Wallis Budge. All that remains of Unas's mummy are his ...
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