Man walks around he site of Cerro Quemado.

Four things you probably didn’t know about Tutankhamun’s mask

To mark 100 years since its discovery, Garry Shaw, the author of a new biography of the Egyptian Boy King, reveals some little-known facts about the world’s most famous death mask.

 

In the century since the discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922, the pharaoh’s gold death mask has become a symbol of ancient Egypt, celebrated the world over as a masterpiece of ancient art. 

 

It has been seen by millions of people, either in Cairo or as part

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October 4, 2022

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 of travelling exhibitions, scrutinised and analysed, yet researchers continue to make new discoveries about its history. Here are four things you probably did not know about one of the world’s most recognisable artefacts.

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