Archeologist Reeves Reveals Tutankhamun’s Last Secret

Philippa Kiraly — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:28:20 +0000

Tutankhamun was a shortlived pharoah who died in his teens. The puizzle is that his tomb is small, just four rooms, but in it was found a multitude of every item a king could need on his funerary journey, much of it sublime works of art in gold. Reeves showed some of these, but zeroed in on the gold death mask, a gorgeous item which weighs in at ten-plus kilos.

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Archeologist Reeves Reveals Tutankhamun’s Last Secret