Painted
Chest
of Tutankhamun
A wooden chest from the antechamber of the tomb, painted in miniature on every surface.
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The story
The long sides are battle scenes: the king charges in his chariot against enemies from Syria in the north and Nubia in the south. On the two short ends he is a sphinx, trampling the fallen.
The lid is given to the hunt. On one side the king hunts gazelles, ostriches and other desert animals from his chariot; on the other, he shoots at lions.
See it in GizaDetails
- Period
- New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
- Reign
- c. 1332 – 1323 BC
- Found
- The antechamber of the tomb (KV62)
- Material
- Wood, plaster and paint
- Size
- About 61 cm long
Made in the New Kingdom
The painted chest comes from the tomb of Tutankhamun, who ruled in Dynasty 18 of the New Kingdom, about 1332 to 1323 BC.
- Predynastic
- Early Dynastic
- Old Kingdom
- Middle Kingdom
- New KingdomDynasty 18
- Late Period
- Ptolemaic
- Roman
Four more artifacts
Golden MaskSolid gold, inlaid with lapis lazuli and quartz.
Golden ThroneGilded wood, with the queen anointing the king.
Canopic ChestGuarded by four goddesses, it held the canopic jars.
Iron DaggerA gold handle and a blade of iron from the sky.
3D model: “Painted Chest of Tutankhamen” by danderson4, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0, from Sketchfab. The model was made by its author and may differ in small details from the museum object.