In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his colleagues discovered the tomb of the famous Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings. This was an important archaeological discovery in Egypt as well as the world in the 20th century. The tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun was almost intact with valuable burial treasures. Mr. Carter’s team found the coffin containing the mummy of the Egyptian king and more than 5,000 artifacts. It took them several years to excavate, classify and arrange the artifacts found. In 1925, experts opened the coffin containing the mummy of pharaoh Tutankhamun. The body of this king was placed in 3 layers of coffins stacked on top of each other. When the last layer of coffin was opened, the research team was extremely surprised to see a gold mask placed on the face of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. According to research by experts, the mask is 54 cm high and weighs more than 10 kg. This precious artifact is made of gold and decorated with precious stones. Ancient Egyptian artisans crafted the mask to resemble the face of Pharaoh Tutankhamun with wide open eyes. The inlay on the gold mask is different. While the eyes were crafted by artisans from dark blue lapis, the other blue parts on this artifact were made of glass. In addition, the earlobes of the mask were perforated, used for piercing ears. Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s ears had no traces of piercing. This detail has led some experts to suspect that the mask was originally made for a woman instead of a man. The woman who is speculated to be the original owner of the mask is Queen Nefertiti – co-regent with her husband – Pharaoh Akhenaten and also Tutankhamun’s father. However, this is just speculation. For many years, archaeologists have been fascinated by the gold mask and conducted research in the hope of deciphering the secrets of Tutankhamun as well as his life before his death. Please watch the video: Revealing the “handsome” look of the most powerful Pharaoh in ancient Egypt.
In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his colleagues discovered the tomb of the famous Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings. This was an important archaeological discovery in Egypt as well as the world in the 20th century.
The tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun is almost intact with valuable burial treasures. Mr. Carter’s team found the coffin containing the Egyptian king’s mummy and more than 5,000 artifacts. They spent several years excavating, classifying and arranging the artifacts found.
In 1925, experts opened the coffin containing the mummy of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The king’s body was placed in three layers of coffins stacked on top of each other.
When the final coffin was opened, the team was extremely surprised to see a gold mask placed on the face of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
According to experts, the mask is 54 cm tall and weighs more than 10 kg. This precious artifact is made of gold and decorated with precious stones.
Ancient Egyptian artisans crafted a mask that resembled the face of Pharaoh Tutankhamun with wide open eyes.
The inlays on the gold mask are different. While the eyes are crafted from deep blue lapis lazuli, the other blue parts of the artifact are made of glass.
Additionally, the mask’s earlobes are perforated, intended for piercing. Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s ears show no signs of piercing. This detail has led some experts to suspect that the mask was originally made for a woman rather than a man.
The woman speculated to be the original owner of the mask was Queen Nefertiti – co-regent with her husband – pharaoh Akhenaten and also Tutankhamun’s father.
However, this is just speculation. For many years, archaeologists have been fascinated by the golden mask and conducted research in the hope of deciphering the secrets of Tutankhamun as well as his life before his death.
