The golden burial mask of King Tutankhamun, one of ancient Egypt's most famous artifacts, is seen at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, capital of Egypt, on May 6, 2017. The third annual conference on King Tutankhamun kicked off on Saturday in Cairo and will last for three days, with ...
The most iconic treasure in King Tut's burial chamber is his death mask, made of gold along with inlaid stones and glass. The "mummy mask of Tutankhamun is made of two sheets of solid gold inlaid with glass, faience [glazed ceramic], and semiprecious stones" and weighs 22.5 pounds (10.2...