Golden coffin of King Tutankhamun made in his image The large gilded coffin of King Tutankhamun was
Golden coffin of King Tutankhamun made in his imageThe large gilded coffin of King Tutankhamun was transported from his tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor to the restoration center of the Grand Egyptian Museum to be restored. The outer ark is made of gilded wood, representing the king in the form of the god Osiris. The hands are covered with gold foil and crossed across the chest, holding royal decals inlaid with blue and red glass beads. The length of the coffin is 223.5 cm, 86.8 cm in width and 105.5 cm in height. The coffin’s arches have silver handles used to move the lid. The outer sarcophagus, made of wood and covered with gold plates, was found inside the ark which was clad in parts with multicolored glass beads. Read more. -- source link
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