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Naos, or Shrine, of Tutankhamun, Gilded and Incised
This small shrine, made of wood and covered with thick gold, rests on a silver-plated sledge. The exterior and the double doors are decorated with scenes showing the king and his wife hunting and enjoying life.
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Present location EGYPTIAN MUSEUM [01/001] CAIRO EM
Inventory number JE 61481
Dating TUTANKHAMUN/NEBKHEPERURE
Archaeological Site VALLEY OF THE KINGS
Category NAOS
Material WOOD; GOLD; SILVER
Technique CHASING
Height 50.5 cm
Width 32 cm
The Gold Mask of Tutankhamun
This mask of Tutankhamun is an example of the highest artistic and technical achievements of the ancient Egyptians in the New Kingdom.
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The head is covered by the royal headdress and the forehead bears the emblems of kingship and protection: the vulture and uraeus, or cobra.
The gold sheets used in this wonderful mask are joined together by heating and hammering. The eyes are of obsidian and quartz and the eyebrows and eyelids are inlaid with lapis lazuli. The broad inlaid collar of semiprecious stones and colored glass ends in falcon heads.
Present location
EGYPTIAN MUSEUM [01/001] CAIRO EM
Inventory number JE 60672
Dating TUTANKHAMUN/NEBKHEPERURE
Archaeological Site
VALLEY OF THE KINGS
Category MASK
Material GOLD; OBSIDIAN; LAPIS LAZULI; QUARTZITE; GLASS
Technique CHASING; HAMMERING; INLAID; SOLDERED
Height 54 cm
Width 39.3 cm