The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...

Howard Carter, the archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, had noticed the "holes" in the mask but did not ...

The mask is formed from a thin sheet of gold and would have been made in the living likeness of the deceased. The royal tomb ...

gold mask that was placed over King Tut’s bound mummy. "Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures" collection also includes true-to-size statues, chambers, tombs, coffins, furniture, weapons, games and ...

Tutankhamun's tomb was provided with vast quantities of wealth, such as the famous golden funerary mask, golden shoes, clothing, statues, jewelry and more. But the clay trays and four 3-ft-tall ...

It was the first pharaoh's tomb to be found that was almost intact. It contained 5,398 artefacts including two thrones, six chariots, a solid gold death mask and coffin holding his mummy.

He ruled as a boy only for a short time. He is most famous because his tomb was discovered almost intact and full of treasures in 1922. Tutankhamun became pharaoh after the death of his father ...

Among the array of grave goods found with the Red Queen, her magnificent funerary mask stands out. When it was discovered in the tomb, the mask lay shattered in pieces, which have since been ...

This story appears in the April 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. In the realm of the spirit world, the mask is more than mere facade. It is utterly transformative. The man in the mask ...

gold mask that was placed over King Tut’s bound mummy. "Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures" collection also includes true-to-size statues, chambers, tombs, coffins, furniture, weapons ...