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King Tut: Mummy
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The mummy of King Tutankhamun was found in a gold coffin placed inside two larger wooden coffins richly gilded and ornamented with semi-precious stones and glass. The three coffins were placed in a rectangular quartzite sarcophagus with a red granite lid. This reproduction represents the middle coffin. This coffin is constructed of wood overlaid with thick gold foil. The coffin is shaped as a mummiform Osiris figure, arms crossed on the chest holding the sacred insignias, the crook and the flail. The royal symbols, uraeus and vulture, are attached to the striped nemes headdress and under the chin the divine beard is inlaid with blue glass imitating lapis lazuli.
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The unveiling of Tut's mummy comes amid a frenzy of international publicity for the boy king. A highly publicized museum exhibit traveling the globe drew more than 4 million people during the initial four-city American-leg of the tour. The exhibit will open later this month in London and after it will make a three-city encore tour in the U.S. beginning with the Dallas Museum of Art.
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The original mask found on King Tut's mummy weighed nearly 220 pounds--made of pure gold and precoius gems including lapis and carnelian. King Tut reigned for only 10 years and died over 3000 years ago. Approx. 5/8 inches tall.
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Archeologists revealed the face of King Tut when they moved the mummy to safer conditions in order to prevent damage caused by tourism. The mummy is now on display. Katie Couric reports. | Share
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