The mask of Tutankhamun is a gold funerary mask that belonged to Tutankhamun, who reigned over the New Kingdom of Egypt from 1332 BC to 1323 BC, during the Eighteenth Dynasty.

The gold funerary mask of Tutankhamun is an example of the highest artistic and technical achievements of the ancient Egyptians in the New Kingdom. The exact portrayal of the king’s facial features achieved here made it possible for his soul to recognize him and return to his mummified body.

The beautiful and intricate mask of King Tut was designed in the image of the pharaoh and was intended to assist the king's spirit in its transition to the afterlife. In addition to ensuring that the soul was able to recognize its own body, the burial mask transformed mortals to a godly state and allowed them to pass safely through the underworld.

2024年11月11日 · Uncharacteristic earring holes on King Tut's burial mask prompted a re-examination, leading historians to find evidence that the legendary pharaoh's face had likely been grafted onto another ruler's funerary mask.

2023年1月10日 · The funerary mask of Tutankhamun is 54 cm tall, weighs almost 10 kilograms, and is adorned with semi-precious stones in the image of the Egyptian deity of the afterlife, Osiris. An ancient Book of the Dead spell is inscribed in hieroglyphs on the mask’s shoulders.

Dynasty: 18th Dynasty, Reign of Tutankhamun (1327-1318 BC) Size: Height: 54 cm, Width: 39.3 cm, Weight: 11kg. Place of discovery: Valley of the Kings – Thebes. Material: Gold, lapis lazuli, glass paste, obsidian, turquoise. This golden mask is the most famous of all the artefacts of ancient Egypt, a true icon of the pharaonic civilization.

Tutankhamun’s tomb (innermost coffin and death mask) Tutankhamun was only the age of nine when he became king of Egypt during the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom (c. 1332–1323 B.C.E.). His story would have been lost to history if it were not for the discovery of his tomb in 1922 by the archaeologist Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings.

2022年10月19日 · He had a lengthy beard, and on his forehead were two sizable animals — a cobra and a vulture, which symbolized his rule of all of Egypt. The striped mask became iconic and synonymous with Ancient Egypt. But in 2015, a scholar found new evidence that suggested the famed funerary mask was never even intended for King Tut.

2021年12月13日 · When British archeologists cracked open Tutankhamun’s gold coffin in 1925, they found themselves face-to-face with the unseeing eyes of the boy king’s death mask.

2023年2月16日 · One of the most iconic remaining images of Tutankhamun is the funerary mask of Tutankhamun, which we will unpack in the article below. Who Was King Tutankhamun? What Is the Mask of Tutankhamun Made Of? Why Is the Mask of Tutankhamun So Famous?