The glittering gold warehouse in the ancient Egyptian tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun
It was found inside the grave of thousands of priceless antiquities, including a sarcophagus containing Pharaon's mummy. And it took nearly 8 years for people to detail all the antiques inside.
Archaeologists were shocked when they first entered the tomb of King Tutankhamun - the most famous Pharaoh of ancient Egypt, everywhere illuminated by gold.
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In 1922, Howard Carter was an Egyptian scholar and archaeologist and Lord Carnarvon - an English aristocrat who discovered King Tut's tomb, ruling Egypt from 1332-1323 BC almost intact.
It was found inside the grave of thousands of priceless antiquities, including a sarcophagus containing Pharaon's mummy. And it took nearly 8 years for people to detail all the antiques inside.
Below are photos of the antiquities found inside Tutankhamun's tomb. The tomb has 3 compartments and the tomb containing Pharaong's body is kept in the innermost space.
Pharaong Tutankhamun's burial mask, currently on display at the Cairo Museum, Egypt.This mask has become one of the symbols of ancient Egyptian civilization.
Archaeologists open doors to the deepest corner of the tomb.
Countless offerings were buried according to Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
Dressing cabinets, gilded lion beds and many other household items are also buried according to Pharaoh.Even archaeologists discovered in the tomb many statues depicting soldiers guarding the thousand-dollar sleep for Pharaoh.
About 35 miniature model boats are buried according to Pharaoh, to transport the king through streams to the afterlife.
All these burial items are gold-plated.They still retain their original beauty after thousands of years.
Among the belongings buried under Pharaoh there was a small ebony chair with ivory decorations used by the king at a young age.
A gilded bust of the goddess Mehet-Weret (goddess of water and Sun) sits next to many chests in the tomb.
The chests contain lots of jewelry, clothes and cosmetics.They are made of ivory, ebony, and Egyptian red wood.
The pots are elaborately crafted with plaster.
A statue of a guard is being cleaned right in the crypt.
Howard Carter, Arthur Callender and an Egyptian worker used a cloth to wrap a guard to prepare for relocation.
Arthur Mace and Alfred Lucas were examining a golden horse frame.
The statue of Anubis (the deity who protects the deceased and the mummies in ancient Egyptian culture) is placed on a throne with its arms.
The wall between the outer space and the burial chamber inside the tomb was removed.
A large linen cloth with golden decorations reminiscent of the night sky and glittering stars is placed in the deepest corner of the burial room.
The fabric is rolled up carefully.
Carter, Callender and two Egyptian workers carefully removed the lid of the coffin cast in gold.
Archaeologist Howard Carter is carefully examining the body of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
Carter and an employee were checking the golden coffin.
Lord Carnarvon - the funding sponsor for the archeology delegation reading on Carter's porch near the valley where the tombs are located.
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