The Egyptian Museum in Cairo will showcase a set of artifacts from the collection of Tutankhamen Friday on the occasion of the 94th anniversary of the discovery of Egypt’s most famous Pharaoh, the antiquities ministry announced in a statement.
Among the artifacts on display is the pharaoh’s jewelry box made of gilded wood and ivory in addition to a set of royal scepters, said Director of the Egyptian Museum Sabah Abdel Razek.
A statue showing King Tut standing and wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt will be also among the artifacts to be displayed, she said, adding that the exhibit will last till the end of November.
The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922 in the west bank of Luxor by Howard Carter was probably the most significant archaeological discovery of the 20th century as it contributed to a better appreciation of the ancient Egyptian civilization and a better understanding of burial customs in ancient Egypt.
“It is the only archaeological site in Egypt to be discovered intact with more than 1,200 artifacts including the Golden Mask, the icon of the Egyptian civilization that is currently on display in the Egyptian museum in Cairo,” tour guide and Egyptologist Magdy Mohsen told The Cairo Post.
Howard Carter (1874 –1939) was a British Egyptologist who became world famous after discovering the intact tomb of 14th-century B.C. Pharaoh Tutankhamen.
Tutankhamen (1332 B.C – 1323 B.C), whose name means ‘Living Image of God’ Amun, was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh. He was the son of Pharaoh Akhenaten and ascended to the throne of Egypt at the age of nine before he was married to his half-sister, Ankhesenpaaten.
