Mary Papenfuss
Tutankhamun: daggerThis dagger from the tomb of King Tutankhamun was made from iron from a meteorite, gold, and crystal. Inside his small tomb, the king’s mummy lay within a nest of threecoffins, the innermost of solidgold, the two outer ones of gold hammered over wooden frames. On the...
Among the many other treasures was a dagger whose iron came from a meteor and a golden throne that has two lions projecting outward as if protecting the throne. Among the finds was the mummy of Tutankhamun himself. In a 2013 study published in the journal Études et Travaux, Salima Ikram...
Around 5,400 items were found in the tomb. These include a gold coffin, thrones, dagger, archery bows, a lotus chalice, and two Imiut fetishes. The catalog of the discovered items took Carter 10 years to finish. Exhibit and Conservation ...
The treasure included vast quantities of gold or gold inlaid items - a gold dagger, gold sandals, a wooden gold decorated inlaid throne, gold statues, carved cosmetic jars, ivory game board set, chests, boxes and various pectorals of mixed types. All unseen before and all magnificent. ...
King Tut: Mummy and Tomb Howard Carter Grand Egyptian Museum King Tutankhamun (Tutankhamen or simply King Tut) ruled Egypt as pharaoh for 10 years until his death at age 19, around 1324 B.C. Though his rule was notable for reversing the religious reforms of his father Akhenaten, Tutankhamun...
The episode entitled "Golden... (something or other) " addresses Tut's iron-bladed dagger (one of two dagger's in Tut's tomb- the other with a golden blade). The narrator states that "it has always been on display tucked away in a rarely visited corner" or something to that effect...
King Tut’s iron dagger was concealed in the wrappings surrounding the boy-king’s mummy. Image: Daniela Comelli/Polytechnic University of Milan It was long thought, but never proven, that the blade may be made of meteorite iron. In the past, tests have produced inconclusive results. But ...
He wore a funerary mask made of gold and gems and a dagger was strapped to his thigh.Discovery of the Tutankhamun Sarcophagus On November 26, 1922, archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon entered King Tutankhamun's tomb for the first time. The Tutankhamun sarcophagus, or coffin, was ...
Where is my dagger? My beadwork? My finger rings? My bracelet with the rich cornelian swallow? Where are my woven sandals? My linen headdress? Before my door was forced My dreams were fragrant. Carriages I had And the love of queens. Now they have peeled and cracked my fragile ...