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New analysis suggests Tutankhamun's golden mask belonged to another
The mask is made of gold, adorned with semi-precious stones, and features colorful details and a false beard of solid gold. According to El Diario NY, funerary masks were designed in likeness to ...
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3,000-Year-Old Ceremonial Gold Mask Weighing 280 Grams Found Inside 'Sacrificial Pits' Among Other Decorations
Old Ceremonial Gold Mask Weighing 280 Grams Found Inside 'Sacrificial Pits' Among Other Decorations In 2020, archaeologists ...
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Tutankhamun's inspiring 21st Century afterlife
Tutankhamun's solid gold funeral mask has become an emblem for modern Egypt "Everywhere the glint of gold." This is how the British archaeologist Howard Carter infamously recalled his first ...
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Picture of the day: Tutankhamun’s gold mask at Egyptian Museum after beard restoration
Tutankhamun died aged 19 in 1324 BC after reigning for nine years. His 11-kilo (24.2-pound) solid gold funerary mask is encrusted with lapis lazuli and semi-precious stones. For the latest news ...