Mask of Tutankhamun
قناع توت عنخ آمون
18th Dynasty · New Kingdom · c. 1323 BCE
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Details
In Egypt- Where to see it
- Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza
- Found at
- Valley of the Kings
- Type
- mask
- Material
- solid gold
About this object
The iconic eleven-kilogram solid-gold funerary mask of the boy king Tutankhamun, inlaid with lapis, carnelian and turquoise.
Current location
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza
In the site
Grand Egyptian Museum, Tutankhamun gallery
Materials
solid gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian, turquoise, obsidian, quartz, coloured glass
Dimensions
H 54 cm × W 39.3 cm × D 49 cm · 10.23 kg
Provenance
Found by Howard Carter in November 1925, covering the head of Tutankhamun's mummy inside the innermost gold coffin, in tomb KV62 in the Valley of the Kings.
Depicts
Sourcing
Phase 0 hand-curated — pending Egyptologist review
Citations
- · Carter, H. (1923). The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen, vol. 1.
- · Reeves, N. (1990). The Complete Tutankhamun. Thames & Hudson.
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