The famous golden death mask of the Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun likely wasn’t made for him, according to a new study. A re-examination of King Tutankhamun’s mask by researchers from the ...

King Tutankhamun’s iconic death mask may not ... He died at 19, possibly from an infection linked to a broken leg. In ancient Egypt, death masks helped a pharaoh’s soul recognize their body.

Ever since British archaeologist Howard Carter first peered into the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh ... "I was sure the death mask was not specifically designed for King Tut," she said.

Icon of ancient Egypt, the teenage pharaoh’s funerary mask immortalizes ... We know that after Tutankhamun's death, an Egyptian queen, most likely Ankhesenamun, appeals to the king of the ...

When the beard fell off the boy pharaoh's funerary mask in August 2014 at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, employees tried to reattach it with glue. When the botched restoration was noticed it made ...

Welcome to This Day in History for February 16th!One of the most impactful events on February 16th occurred in 1923, when the ...

It contained 5,398 artefacts including two thrones, six chariots, a solid gold death mask ... In the U.S the name Tutankhamun was shortened to King Tut and inspired Egyptian-themed music and ...

Egyptian officials announced on Tuesday the discovery of King Thutmose II's tomb in Luxor, a find described as "one of the ...

The unearthing of the tomb of ancient Egyptian King Thutmose II is being described as one of the most important ...

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One of the most amazing items was King Tutankhamun's golden mask ... the life and death of King Tutankhamun. It explains how we have been able to find out about life in Ancient Egypt by the ...