The famous golden death mask of the Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun likely wasn’t made for him, according to a new study. A re-examination of King Tutankhamun’s mask by researchers from the ...

A re-examination of King Tutankhamun’s burial mask showed it wasn’t originally made for him. The earring holes on the mask provide an obvious clue the mask was intended for a high-status ...

Fletcher observed differences in gold quality between Tut’s mask face and the rest, hinting it was modified. She suggests the mask was adapted to fit the young king after his sudden death.

Icon of ancient Egypt, the teenage pharaoh’s funerary mask immortalizes his features ... mother of at least one of the fetuses from King Tut’s tomb. If so, she is most likely Ankhesenamun ...

"I was sure the death mask was not specifically designed for King Tut," she said. There are clues in the death mask about a "rushed" burial, said the Daily Mail. But archaeologists have also ...

King Tut’s skeleton has been dismantled and stuck ... It contained 5,398 artefacts including two thrones, six chariots, a solid gold death mask and coffin holding his mummy.

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