Gilded figures of gods and the King were found wrapped in linen in the treasury in small black boxes. A statue of the Egyptian god Anubis guarded the entrance to Tutankhamun’s treasury. Photo by Theodor Oskar Krath. This lavishly decorated chariot, unsuitable for battle, likely served as Tutankhamun’s state coach. Photo by Theodor Oskar Krath.

It was created during the reign of Tutankhamun (1355-1346 BC) and holds the distinction of being the tallest ancient Egyptian statue in the Western Hemisphere.

This head is a fragment from a statue group that represented a god seated on a throne with the young king Tutankhamun in front of him. The king's figure was considerably smaller than that of the god, indicating his subordinate status in the presence of the deity.

A sculpture of a golden Tut portrays him standing on a raft made of papyrus (not unlike a surfboard), his arm hoisted and ready to throw a harpoon. Carter found Tut’s organs in an alabaster canopic chest inside a shrine guarded by four golden goddesses, each standing fifty-four inches high.

This colossal statue of king Tutankhamun is one of two colossal figures of the king discovered at Medinet Habu, within the remnants of the Hypostyle Hall of the Funerary Temple of king Ay and Horemheb. Made of quartzite, this statue stands around 10ft tall.

Oct 24, 2022 · Despite a sketchy provenance, a raging diplomatic dispute and threat of court action, a sculpture depicting the head of the pharaoh Tutankhamun sold for $5,971,285 (4,746,250 pounds) yesterday...

tombs found in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned c.1332–1323 BC), a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, is located in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb, also known by its tomb number KV62, consists of four chambers and an …

This wooden Ka statue is one of two statues that stood guarding the entrance of the burial chamber of Tutankhamun. The King is wearing the Khat headdress and in one hand the king is holding the hedge mace, as the traditional weapon of a victorious king; and in the other, a staff in the form of a papyrus plant, which symbolizes youth and freshness.

This colossal statue of king Tutankhamun was erected as part of a pair that once stood in the mortuary temple of Horemheb at Medinet Habu where they were discovered and excavated in 1930-31 by...

On Nov. 4, 1922 a team of Egyptian workers led by Howard Carter and financed by Lord Carnarvon uncovered the Tomb of King Tutankhamun. To mark this centennial, the Department of Egyptian Art has devised a self-guided tour through our New Kingdom galleries called Tutankhamun’s World.