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King Tut’s Iconic Burial Mask Wasn’t Actually Made For Him, Shocking New Research Suggests
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 ...
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Ancient Egypt’s First Fully Preserved Funeral Home Has Been Discovered In The City Of The Dead
Archaeologists have just uncovered the first known funeral home from ancient Egypt. The complex included a mummification ...
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Egyptian Anubis Mask
The collection was displayed upstairs in Tatefield Hall until Benny's death in 1968, when it and other Egyptian objects were left to The Royal Pump Room Museum in Harrogate. This mask would have ...
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Did we miss something? Intriguing clue on Tutankhamun’s death mask may reveal new secrets
He died at 19, possibly from an infection linked to a broken leg. In ancient Egypt, death masks helped a pharaoh’s soul recognize their body. Pharaohs’ masks were often crafted from gold ...
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Tutankhamun: the mystery of the boy pharaoh's pierced ears
Tutankhamun's death mask is "one of the most recognised images ... mosaic of precious stones" and housed in Cairo's Grand Egyptian Museum, is "surely one of the world's most iconic objects ...