Tutankhamun’s Gold Funerary Mask - Ancient Egyptian Royal Burial Artifact #1766845 (License: Personal Use)

This exquisite 11 kg solid gold mask, created around 1323 BCE, features intricate inlays of lapis lazuli, quartz, obsidian, and colored glass, depicting the young pharaoh with the ceremonial nemes headcloth and false beard. The uraeus cobra and vulture crown symbolize sovereignty over Upper and Lower Egypt, while the broad collar (wesekh) showcases vibrant stripes of blue, red, and gold. It was found covering the mummy’s head and shoulders within the innermost coffin in KV62.

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