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Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun. From his tomb in Valley of Kings, near present-day Luxor. King Tut's mummy was placed in three nested coffins. The innermost coffin was made of solid gold and weighs around 240 pounds. This mask covered the mummy's head and shoulders. Since the king's face was wrapped, the mask would let the king be recognized in the hereafter. On the king's brow are the head of a vulture and the sacred asp, the symbols of Upper and Lower Egypt. |
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