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Tutankhamun: gold funerary mask
Tutankhamun: gold funerary mask Tutankhamun, gold funerary mask found in the king's tomb, 14th century bce; in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Tutankhamun

king of Egypt
Also known as: King Tut, Tutankhamen, Tutankhamon, Tutankhaten(Show More)
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Peter F. Dorman
Peter Dorman received his PhD. from the University of Chicago in 1985 and served as the president of the American University of Beirut from 2005 to 2015. He has received numerous research grants and is...
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Tutankhamun (flourished 14th century bce) was a king of ancient Egypt (reigned c. 1333–24 bce), known chiefly for his intact tomb, KV 62 (tomb 62), discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. During his reign, powerful advisers restored the traditional Egyptian religion and art, both of which had been set aside by his predecessor Akhenaten, who had led the “Amarna revolution.” (See Amarna style.) The parentage of Tutankhaten—as he was originally known—remains uncertain,...

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