Egypt’s antiquities chief Zahi Hawass (C) supervises the removal of the linen-wrapped mummy of King Tutankhamun from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, 04 November 2007. The true face of ancient Egypt’s boy king Tutankhamun was revealed today to the public for the first time since he died in mysterious circumstances more than 3,000 years ago. The pharaoh’s mummy was moved from its ornate sarcophagus in the tomb where its 1922 discovery caused an international sensation to a nearby climate-controlled case where experts say it will be better preserved. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Ben CURTIS (Photo credit should read BEN CURTIS/AFP/Getty Images)
The restorer Ahued El Sheikka carries out a complete restoration of two shields from the tomb of Tutankhamen. GEM Bio Restoration Laboratory in Cairo. (Photo by Philippe Bourseiller/Getty Images Reportage)
this jewel/like shrine is made of wood covered with gold foil inside and gold leaf outside, it sits on a silver plated sledge, inside is a foil/lined back pillar engraved with prayers wishing Tutankhamun a long life and an ebony base carved with two small footprints. the shrine is decorated on all sides with names titles and images of Tutankhamun and his queen Ankhsenamun engraved in repoussè
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KING TUT: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh on Tues., Nov. 14, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Casey Rodgers/AP Images for Exhibitions International)
KING TUT: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh on Tues., Nov. 14, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Casey Rodgers/AP Images for Exhibitions International)
BB5PPJ Carter, Howard, 9.5.1873 – 2.3.1939, British archeologist / archaeologist, with worker, studies, tomb Tutankhamun, Egypt, Tutank
BJTF69 The first glimpse of Tutankhamun’s tomb, Egypt, 1933-1934.
BR5AWN Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor in Egypt in November 1922. Image shot 1922. Exact date unknown.
DDRYRT Tutankhamun’s tomb, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, November, 1922. Artist: Harry Burton
DDT29M Removal of the gilt shrine from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922-1923. Artist: Harry Burton
DDT296 Howard Carter and a colleague excavating a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist: Harry Burton
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