The famous golden death mask of the Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun likely wasn’t made for him, according to a new study. A re-examination of King Tutankhamun’s mask by researchers from the ...

A recent analysis by researchers from the University of York suggests that King Tutankhamun's iconic golden death mask may ...

Whatever flaws King Tut inherited in this life, however, the image he left for eternity is one of luminous perfection—his iconic funeral mask crafted of gold, regarded by the ancient Egyptians ...

Fletcher observed differences in gold quality between Tut’s mask face and the rest, hinting it was modified. She suggests the mask was adapted to fit the young king after his sudden death.

Researchers propose that his eye-catching gold funerary mask may have ... "I was sure the death mask was not specifically designed for King Tut," she said. There are clues in the death mask ...

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A MEGA-museum housing some of the world’s most precious archaeological finds will finally open its doors to visitors after more than twenty years of waiting. The Grand Egyptian Museum in ...

and gold—everywhere the glint of gold." —Howard Carter, on his first peek into King Tut's tomb When I was about 12 years old, my father gave me a book he'd just finished called Gods ...

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One of the most amazing items was King Tutankhamun's golden mask, which weighed a whopping ten kilograms and was found on his mummified body in the innermost coffin. Tutankhamun became pharaoh ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo will be home to more than 100,000 artefacts, including King Tut's "cursed" iconic gold mask and sarcophagus. The museum covers an impressive 500,000 square feet ...