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King Tuts Face #223859680
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The mask of Tutankhamun is a gold mask of the 18th-dynasty ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun reigned 1334ââ¬â1325 BC. It was discovered by Howard Carter in 1925 in tomb KV62 in the Valley of the Kings, and is now housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The mask is one of the best-known works of art in the world and a prominent symbol of ancient Egypt.Bearing the likeness of Osiris, Egyptian god of the afterlife, it is 54 centimetres 1.8 ft tall, weighs over 10 kilograms 22 lb or 321.5 Troy Ounces, and is decorated with semi-precious stones.
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