Five artifacts of Tutankhamun
Solid gold, inlaid with lapis lazuli and quartz.
- Found
- Over the head of the mummy
- Made of
- Solid gold, lapis, quartz
- Height
- About 54 cm
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Gilded wood, with the queen anointing the king.
- From
- The tomb of Tutankhamun
- Made of
- Wood, gold leaf, silver
- On the back
- The queen anoints the king
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Battle and hunt, painted in miniature.
- Found
- The antechamber (KV62)
- Made of
- Wood, plaster, paint
- Length
- About 61 cm
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Guarded by four goddesses, it held the canopic jars.
- Guarded by
- Four goddesses
- Made of
- Alabaster (calcite)
- Held
- Four receptacles
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A gold handle and a blade of iron from the sky.
- Found
- In the wrappings, 1925
- Made of
- Iron, gold, rock crystal
- The blade
- Iron from the sky
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Pick an artifact. Every one opens as a 3D model you can turn.
The catalogue
All five come from the tomb of Tutankhamun and belong to Dynasty 18 of the New Kingdom, about 1332 to 1323 BC.
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Golden Maskof Tutankhamun
Over the head of the mummy
Solid gold, lapis, quartz
Open in 3D
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Golden Throneof Tutankhamun
The tomb of Tutankhamun
Wood, gold leaf, silver
Open in 3D
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Painted Chestof Tutankhamun
The antechamber (KV62)
Wood, plaster, paint
Open in 3D
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Canopic Chestof Tutankhamun
The tomb of Tutankhamun
Alabaster (calcite)
Open in 3D
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Iron Daggerof Tutankhamun
In the wrappings of the mummy, 1925
Iron, gold, rock crystal
Open in 3D
How to look closer
- 1
Turn it
Drag the model to turn it. Scroll or pinch to zoom in and out.
- 2
Fly to a detail
Pick a number on the model, or a card under Look closer, and the camera flies there. Pick it again to come back.
- 3
Put it in your room
On a phone or tablet that supports it, tap View in your space to place the artifact in the room around you.
Then see them in Giza
The museum shows the objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun together in two halls.
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