Head of a funerary couch, in the shape of Ammit 😛
Ammit is a celestial beast who bestows final judgement on the deceased and devours the unjust in the court of Osiris.
Populalrly depicted in funerary texts like the Book of the Dead, Ammit is usually a combination of a crocodile's head, the front legs of a lion, and the hindquarters of a hippopotamus.
Found among three ritual funerary couches in Tutankhamun's antechamber and made of stuccoed gilded wood with each animal's eyes inlaid with colored glass paste, this particular couch is variedly composed of a curiously different configuration: a hippopotamus' head wearing a wig, a leopard's body, and a crocodile's tail and crest
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Howard Carter
Under the protection of the gods
1908
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Egyptologists might appreciate my unusual collection of vintage Egyptian and mummy imagery.
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"King Tut" ~Steve Martin on SNL
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Ankhesenamen annointing Tutankhamen. Scene from the famous throne found in KV62.
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BEGGING for ryan and shane to pretty please with cherries and cream on top to PLEASE do a mystery files episode on tutankhamen and his curse. it would be so interesting to see their reactions 😭😭 @wearewatcher im begging please
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If I were a time traveller I would put the lyrics of popular songs in secret rooms of historical monuments.
Imagine opening a secret passage of Tutankhamen's tomb and thinking you've made one of the greatest discoveries of the 21st century... only to get Rick-rolled in hieroglyphs.
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“Tutankhamun’s Lotus Chalice. The handle is a lotus flower and bud supporting the god Heh, the symbol of eternal life. Found at the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun.”
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Pectoral jewel from the treasure of Tutankhamen dating from 1325 B.C. It shows Horus crowned with a sun disk, an ankh, the symbol of life is attached to each ankle
Photo: Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images
Source: nytimes.com
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Bangle of Tutankhamen
Gold and jewels inlay Udjat Eye
18th Dynasty, New Kingdom
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Egyptian
Plant Bouquets, from the tomb of Tutankhamen, ca. 1324 B.C.E.
Photos: Harry Burton
ca. 1923-24
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The Great Pyramid is about as high as a 40 story building and contains an estimated 2.3 million blocks of rectangular limestone, each weighing an average of 2.5 tons (some weighing approximately 70 tons). “Traditional” archeologist say the Great Pyramid was build in 20 years approximately 4500 years ago. To complete the Great Pyramid in this 20 year time period, a limestone block needed to be placed in finished position every 4 minutes 34 seconds, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for 20 years. We can not build the Great Pyramid today using our modern technology in 20 years.
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Today we’re celebrating the 100th anniversary of King Tutankhamun’s tomb discovery! 100 years later, the story of King Tut’s tomb continues to captivate the world.
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The 3,300 year old sandals of King Tutankhamen
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